This review of the broad economic geography literature reveals the widespread use and misuse of first generation and semi-endogenous growth techniques.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) engaged Deloitte Access Economics to define and map New Zealand’s space economy and estimate the contribution it makes to New Zealand’s economy.

An important economic paradox that frequently arises in the economic literature is that countries with abundant natural resources are poor in terms of real gross domestic product per capita. This paradox, known as the ‘resource curse’, is contrary to the conventional intuition that natural resources help to improve economic growth and prosperity.

This paper discusses how the adoption of pro-growth policies tends to result in lower levels of poverty, especially through opportunities for job creation. In particular, the paper calls for policies that promote greater access to credit and the protection of minority investors, in order to reduce such levels of poverty.

This plan identifies eight key shifts and policy action related to each shift that will tackle the long-term challenges facing the New Zealand economy. They signal the government's goal to balance outcomes across financial, human, natural and social capital, and will act as an overarching guide for government departments designing economic policy.