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It’s not just about the money: The benefits of asset ownership
20 Oct 2004 | 565 Kb PDF | Discussion Papers
This paper outlines the powerful impact that asset ownership has on improving financial and life outcomes for individuals and also on the contribution that broadly distributed ownership has on social cohesion at a national level. The paper also argues that deliberate action may be required to assist people to accumulate assets.
The New Zealand Institute identifies a need to deliberately encourage asset ownership
20 Oct 2004 | Media Releases
Getting growth
26 Aug 2004 | 72 Kb PDF | Perspectives
New Zealanders will buy the case for economic growth if it fits their notions of fairness - and if they get a share of the upside, writes Dr David Skilling in Unlimited.
New Zealand needs fresh thinking
23 Aug 2004 | 68 Kb PDF | Perspectives
In a disruptive, changing world, New Zealand must identify its policy priorities before it can realise its potential, writes Dr David Skilling in The Press.
The New Zealand Institute to introduce new thinking
18 Aug 2004 | Media Releases
The wealth of a nation: the level and distribution of wealth in New Zealand
18 Aug 2004 | Media Releases
The launch of the New Zealand Institute heralds “a new generation of thinking”
26 Jul 2004 | Media Releases
The New Zealand Institute looks to help Kiwis get ahead
26 Jul 2004 | Media Releases
The wealth of a nation: The level & distribution of wealth in New Zealand
26 Jul 2004 | 638 Kb PDF | Discussion Papers
This paper describes the current level and distribution of wealth in New Zealand, compares this situation to several other countries, and considers several emerging pressures that may make it more difficult for New Zealanders - particularly young New Zealanders - to accumulate wealth over their lifetimes.
New Zealand’s economic competitiveness
25 Jul 2004 | 474 Kb PDF | Essays
This essay discusses the competitiveness of the New Zealand economy, and offers some thoughts on how it might be improved. In particular, the essay focuses on the role of investment, innovation, and internationalisation as determinants of competitiveness.