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Working Papers

2020

1. A News-Based Approach to Monitoring Trade Policy Uncertainty in a Small Open Economy: The Case of New Zealand
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance View citations (2)

2018

2. Quantifying the costs of land use regulation: Evidence from New Zealand
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article Quantifying the costs of land use regulation: evidence from New Zealand, New Zealand Economic Papers, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2016

3. Growing up in Auckland? Mapping drivers of residential land growth
   NZIER Working Paper, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)

2014

4. Big city life? Challenges and trade-offs for Auckland city
   NZIER Working Paper, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research View citations (2)

2013

5. Fighting fit? Assessing New Zealand’s fiscal sustainability
   NZIER Working Paper, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
6. Golden years? The impacts of New Zealand’s ageing on wages, interest rates, wealth and macroeconomy
   NZIER Working Paper, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
7. Hi ho silver lining? What firms need to think about as New Zealand ages
   NZIER Working Paper, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)

2010

8. Multi-period fixed-rate loans, housing and monetary policy in small open economies
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (12)

2008

9. Incorporating judgement with DSGE models
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (13)

2007

10. OPEN ECONOMY DSGE-VAR FORECASTING AND POLICY ANALYSIS: HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE RBNZ PUBLISHED FORECASTS
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (27)
    Also in Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (2007) View citations (31)

2006

11. How costly is exchange rate stabilisation for an inflation targeter? The case of Australia
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article How Costly is Exchange Rate Stabilisation for an Inflation Targeter? The Case of Australia, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
12. UNCOVERING THE HIT-LIST FOR SMALL INFLATION TARGETERS: A BAYESIAN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (2006) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Uncovering the Hit List for Small Inflation Targeters: A Bayesian Structural Analysis, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2009) View citations (43) (2009)
13. What do robust policies look like for open economy inflation targeters?
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (3)

2005

14. A happy "halfway-house"? Medium term inflation targeting in New Zealand
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A happy "half way-house"? Medium term inflation targeting in New Zealand, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2010) (2010)
15. Mind your Ps and Qs! Improving ARMA forecasts with RBC priors
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
    See also Journal Article Mind your ps and qs! Improving ARMA forecasts with RBC priors, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2007) (2007)

2004

16. Do inflation targeting central banks behave asymmetrically? Evidence from Australia and New Zealand
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (14)

2003

17. The stabilisation problem: the case of New Zealand
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Quantifying the costs of land use regulation: evidence from New Zealand
   New Zealand Economic Papers, 2019, 53, (3), 245-269 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Quantifying the costs of land use regulation: Evidence from New Zealand, Working Papers in Economics (2018) View citations (14) (2018)

2016

2. Assessing forecast performance
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, 2016, 79, 19 p. View citations (9)

2011

3. Looking into the crystal ball: a forecast and some risks for the year ahead
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, 2011, 74, 47-52
4. Nowcasting and model combination
   The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2011, 22, (1), 3-4
5. Open economy forecasting with a DSGE-VAR: Head to head with the RBNZ published forecasts
   International Journal of Forecasting, 2011, 27, (2), 512-528 View citations (27)
   Also in International Journal of Forecasting, 2011, 27, (2), 512-528 (2011) View citations (29)

2010

6. A happy "half way-house"? Medium term inflation targeting in New Zealand
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2010, 29, (5), 819-839
   See also Working Paper A happy "halfway-house"? Medium term inflation targeting in New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
7. Editor's note
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, 2010, 73, 1-4

2009

8. Introducing KITT: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand new DSGE model for forecasting and policy design
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, 2009, 72, 5-20 View citations (15)
9. Overview of a recent Reserve Bank workshop: nowcasting with model combination
   Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, 2009, 72, 31-33 View citations (1)
10. Uncovering the Hit List for Small Inflation Targeters: A Bayesian Structural Analysis
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2009, 41, (4), 583-618 View citations (43)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2009, 41, (4), 583-618 (2009) View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper UNCOVERING THE HIT-LIST FOR SMALL INFLATION TARGETERS: A BAYESIAN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

2008

11. How Costly is Exchange Rate Stabilisation for an Inflation Targeter? The Case of Australia
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (266), 354-365 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper How costly is exchange rate stabilisation for an inflation targeter? The case of Australia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
12. The Inflation‐Targeting Debate ‐ Edited by Ben Bernanke and Michael Woodford
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (264), 136-138

2007

13. Do the Central Banks of Australia and New Zealand Behave Asymmetrically? Evidence from Monetary Policy Reaction Functions
    The Economic Record, 2007, 83, (261), 131-142 View citations (15)
14. How large are the gains to commitment policy and optimal delegation for New Zealand?
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2007, 29, (4), 959-975 View citations (4)
15. Mind your ps and qs! Improving ARMA forecasts with RBC priors
    Economics Letters, 2007, 96, (2), 275-281
    See also Working Paper Mind your Ps and Qs! Improving ARMA forecasts with RBC priors, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series (2005) (2005)

1999

16. Optimal Revenue Smoothing: The Case of New Zealand
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 1999, 21, (3), 597-617