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Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

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Domestic transport charges: estimation of transport-related elasticities

Nic Watson

To better understand the potential effects of transport policies, it is important to understand household spending patterns across different transport-related categories, as well as across different households. This study uses three distinct approaches to estimating transport elasticities for New Zealand.
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Urban water security: assessing the impacts of metering and pricing in Aotearoa New Zealand


By combining a series of complementary data sets, the authors of this paper present some preliminary analysis that suggests metering and pricing does incentivise water conservation in Aotearoa.
Research Summary

Pay gaps – an $18 billion a year issue


This research note estimates the aggregate size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Working paper

Micro-geography and public housing tenant wellbeing

Lydia Le Gros, Rachel Kowalchuk Dohig

The findings in this paper suggests that policy consideration should be given not just to the provision of public housing, ensuring adequate dwelling condition and promoting community development, but also to adopting tenancy laws that enhance security of tenure for those in private rentals.
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Expenditure patterns of New Zealand retiree households


This research delves into expenditure patterns of retiree households in Aotearoa New Zealand. The findings will help inform the public about the level and type of expenditures they need to financially prepare for throughout different stages of their retirement.

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