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Vacancy for Senior Economist/Researcher

We are looking for a strong senior professional to manage and lead teams and contribute to tackling the challenges our clients face.

Data tool gives new insight

A new experimental tool from Statistics New Zealand might enable anyone to view and analyse nationwide data.

Pacific economy has rising importance

A Treasury report which BERL is proud to have contributed to was featured in a recent episode of the RNZ Podcast “Two cents worth”.

Census 2018: Mistakes must not be repeated

For the 2018 Census the overall response rate was 83.3 percent, compared to 92.2 percent for the 2013 Census, a serious decline in the overall response rate.

The future of the public health system

What is meant by health? Perhaps what we have now is a disease and illness response system.

Save the world – buy a TV

The global economic outlook is increasingly bleak, nothing a new TV can’t fix. Is it your civic duty to boost demand?

Part-time work? No thanks.

It might be supposed that part time employment is increasing more rapidly than full time employment, but is it?

School alarm issues all too familiar

The experience of Cashmere High highlights the high stakes and contrasting incentives we found during research into false fire alarms in New Zealand.

National topic counts from Census 2018 released

Census 2018 shows national home ownership rates unchanged, though 22 percent of dwellings have a dampness issue.

When did economics forget the opportunity cost?

People think of cost and value as interchangeable. Economics considers the opportunity cost, the alternative decision not choosen. Did we forget it has value too? 

First data from 2018 Census released

After much delay, the first population counts from the 2018 Census were released today.

Increase in people holding multiple jobs

Having a second job is an increasingly significant feature of the New Zealand labour market.

Making the best use of the 2018 Census

Data overload can prevent us from realising the real insights. How can we make sure to see the wood from the trees of the new census?

High disability employment gap

Latest statistics show people with disabilities continue to be more likely to be unemployed and underutilised.
climate change

Natural capital is fundamental to an economy. Yeah right.

IPCC’s Climate Change and Land report found that land is a critical resource, stating that “land provides the principle basis for human livelihoods and well-being.”
housing

Solving the housing crisis

The KiwiBuild reset was announced this week as a solution to the housing crisis, meanwhile, the Reserve Bank is battling to keep house prices up.

New Zealand’s criminal justice system fails New Zealanders

Under a true wellbeings approach the criminal justice system will require significant transformation.

Unemployment falls while wages increase

Some good news for workers as the unemployment rate continues to fall and wages appear to be rising faster than the rate of inflation.

2018 Census - Issues with the Census dataset

Data quality issues threaten the usefulness of the 2018 Census. This will have to be carefully managed with researchers ensuring they fully understand the implications.

2018 Census - What questions can be answered

Release of the 2018 Census data will enable vast opportunities for new and updated research.

Mattress deposits tipped to rise

The OCR is going down – some strange behaviours may be on the way.

India projected to be the most populous country in the world by 2027

India will soon overtake China to become the most populous country in the world.

Who has been hurt most by increases in living costs?

Rises in the cost of living do not affect everyone evenly. We use the Household Living Prices Index to investigate.

Agriculture and the ETS

A discussion document to address agricultural emissions has been released. With 48 percent of New Zealand emissions a result of agriculture this is welcome progress.

Who will benefit from the Clean Car Discount?

The goal of the new policy is to make electric, hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles more affordable for New Zealand families. Is this what will happen?

Libra, probably not a threat

Facebook has been leaking details of its new payments system Libra for a while now. On Tuesday 18 June Facebook finally released the full whitepaper.

Life satisfaction and housing suitability take a dip in 2018 wellbeing statistics

StatsNZ has released the latest tranche of wellbeing indicators to feed into the Living Standards Framework.

Buddy, can you spare me an electronic fund transfer?

The Reserve Bank is reviewing the future of cash, and they want to hear your opinion.

New Zealand net migration increasing

After declining since August 2016, New Zealand net migration is again showing consistent growth with nine months of upward movement.

Is the gig up for Uber?

How did Uber sell the idea that all of the taxi industry’s problems were caused by regulators, and that allowing Uber a laissez-faire industry would magically solve them?