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Understanding and Improving the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
Catherine Leining writes about New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme at Sciblogs. Sciblogs brings together the best science bloggers in the country on one website, creating a hub for scientific analysis and discussion and facilitating reader…
Motu News - August 2018
From the Interim Director of Motu Research Over the past few months, by my quick count, Motu researchers have completed more than twenty external presentations, twelve externally published articles, eight Motu working papers and, in several…
Can Angola’s new president get rid of corruption and revive his party’s reputation?
This article in The Washington Post uses HRMI data to discuss Angolan politics and human rights.
EQC claims paper coverage
EQC covered homeowners for damage to land, and in some cases to dwellings and contents, caused by landslip, storm or flood. This paper examined EQC extreme weather claims from 2000-2017 and received coverage in: Report forecasts…
EQC flood claims come from the rich and close to the coast
Since the turn of the century, more than 25,000 claims worth nearly $300 million have been paid out by the Earthquake Commission (EQC) for damages caused by wild weather. “With climate change it’s vital to know…
Motu research analysts on starting trade wars, football, hitting a plateau in life expectancy and sports records, various office squabbles, physics envy, questions about the value of teaching, and their favourite playground for data visualisation
Every two months, Motu Research Analysts provide interest.co.nz with a top ten list of links to fascinating articles they've been reading. Check out this one...
Rise in accommodation supplements cause modest rent increases
The accommodation supplement benefit is the government’s largest direct investment in private sector housing subsidies. It provides assistance with housing costs for 11 percent of the population, with about two-thirds of recipients being renters. It…
Isabelle Sin appointed to Fair Pay Agreement Working Group
Isabelle Sin, one of Motu's Fellows, has been appointed to the Fair Pay Agreement Working Group. The Terms of Reference for the working group are on the MBIE website. The working group will look at: the criteria…
Coverage of parenthood and gender wage gap paper
NZ is similar to the rest of the world in that the gender pay gap is larger among parents than people without children. Research from Isabelle Sin, Kabir Dasgupta and Gail Pacheco shows the hourly…
Worsening of gender wage gap one of the penalties of becoming a mother
The most famous mother-to-be in the country is due to give birth in less than a month, after which she plans to head back to work and her prime ministerial salary. That’s not the norm…
