Budget Policy Statement Falls Short of Government's Goals,

14 February 2007 “The projections in the Budget Policy Statement, which go out over 10 years from when the government was first elected in 1999, are clear evidence that its economic policies are not succeeding”, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today.

By NZBR, NewZealand.

Business Policy Resource.

Adult literacy interventions 2001/2002 to 2003/2004: Monitoring report

This report provides consolidated monitoring and evaluation information over three financial years for the Ministry of Social Development's funding of personalised literacy assistance for job seekers. The report looks at what literacy assistance has been provided to MSD job seekers and how that assistance can be improved. .

By Ministry of Social Development,New Zealand.

Education Policy Resource.

Capital Market Regulation: Less is Better.

There has been much handwringing about the state of New Zealand's capital markets. Typical laments have been the paucity of initial public offerings, the delisting of some major companies, and the acquisition of mid-sized firms by foreigners as they out-grow the New Zealand market. By Roger Kerr.

By NZBR,New Zealand.

Macro Economic Policy Resource..

Stern Review on Climate Change is Bad Economics

The review of the economics of climate change under British civil servant Sir Nicholas Stern, released on 30 October, has created headlines around the world. The government appealed to its findings in putting forward a battery of proposals related to its Kyoto commitments before Christmas. But how reliable are these findings? The Review calls for urgent and drastic action on climate change, claiming that acting now might cost ‘only' 1 percent of world GDP whereas doing nothing might devastate economies, cutting between 5 and 20 percent off global GDP. .

By NZBR,New Zealand.

Environment Policy Resource..