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Optimal mapping of differing life satisfaction scales
Authors: Arthur Grimes | Amelia Blamey
Working Paper
Of interest to well-being researchers - this paper presents a distributional matching approach to harmonise life satisfaction scores collected on different scales.
We apply the method to two concurrent official New Zealand surveys, one with an…
Do New Zealand home equity release schemes provide value for money?
Authors: Trinh Le | Thomas Benison
Working Paper
Home equity release refers to financial products that allow people to access the equity that is tied up in their own homes. Home equity is a large part of household wealth in New Zealand, making…
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2025-02-28
Congratulations to the winners at the 34th Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group MeetingIn February, Motu Research hosted the 34th Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group meeting (ANZESG) in Wellington.
