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Structural policies to overcome geographic barriers and create prosperity in New Zealand

30-Apr-2009

Yvan Guillemette

New Zealand’s living standards remain well below the OECD average. This is entirely attributable to persistently low labour productivity, which in turn is related to economic geography as well as structural policy factors.

Schools must do more to motivate tomorrow’s scientists, OECD study shows

28-Apr-2009

Across OECD countries, close to 40% of high-school students who come top in science subjects have no interest in pursuing a science-related career, while almost 45% do not want to continue studying science, according to a new OECD report.

Economic Survey of New Zealand 2009

16-Apr-2009

The financial crisis heightens the risks associated with domestic macroeconomic imbalances, but responding to short-term challenges should not detract policy makers from the long-term goals of raising productivity growth and improving efficiency in the health sector.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011: Country Notes

07-Apr-2009

Country Notes from OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for growth 2011 presenting OECD recommendations for structural reform priorities for individual countries. 

New Zealand - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

31-Mar-2009

External links to: recent economic data; current interest rates and exchange rates; latest macroeconomic reports; current outlook and projections; government budget information; speeches; relevant si ...

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009 - New Zealand Country Note

03-Mar-2009

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2008 priorities for New Zealand.

Asian Policy Centre - Health and Social Policy

30-Jan-2009

The OECD/Korea Policy Centre fosters the exchange of technical information and policy experiences relating to the Asia Pacific region in areas such as health statistics, pension reforms and social policy and expenditure.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - New Zealand

12-Jan-2009

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in New Zealand.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2008: Profile of New Zealand

27-Oct-2008

This country profile highlights the strengths and challenges for science and technology performance and describes recent policy responses.