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Finding a value for sunshine
It is a truth commonly acknowledged that a house that gets more exposure to sunlight is more attractive, especially in ‘temperate’ climates like New Zealand’s. Until now, however, the value of that sunshine has not…
Does Moving Make You Happier?
Australia's popular ABC Life Matters radio programme interviewed Arthur Grimes about his working on migration and wellbeing. Listen or download here.
Retooling the emissions trading scheme to ‘decarbonise’ NZ
There are practical ways to change the NZ ETS so it delivers clear and predictable emission price signals. This would ensure that New Zealand’s emitters reduce their greenhouse gases more quickly than is currently happening. A…
Coverage of 'An Effective ETS' Plan
The following is media coverage of the document that synthesized the opinions of a diverse group of ETS experts from a wide variety of background into an integrated proposal for managing unit supply and prices in…
Workers who lose their jobs are disadvantaged for years
Losing a job is well known to be one of the more stressful life events. What is less well-known is the impact of job-loss in the future and whether government benefits provide adequate support. Now a…
The long-term pain of losing a job
Losing your job can be a blow, but new research shows the negative effects may drag on for years. Shane Cowlishaw of Newsroom reports. NZ Herald article here. Patrick O'Meara of RNZ reports. Rachel Clayton of Fairfax reports. Online version…
NZ pollution keeps growing despite Paris agreement
New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions keep on growing and are at a level that is a far cry from what the country has committed to under the Paris Agreement. Kate Gudsell from RNZ reports (includes…
Seminar on Wages, Wellbeing & Location
You are warmly invited to a free seminar from the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities with speakers Arthur Grimes and Philip S Morrison. Location location location! What are the important attributes of places for people’s decisions…
Why does New Zealand keep building such massive houses?
New Zealand has some of the largest and most overpriced houses anywhere in the world. In the Spinoff Motu Research affiliate Andrew Coleman looks at little-discussed tax change in 1989 which sowed the seeds for…
Is tax distortion responsible for our housing crisis?
New research is claiming that New Zealand has one of the most distorted tax environments for housing of any country in the OECD. Dr. Andrew Coleman, an Affiliate of Motu Economic and Public Policy Research,…
