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Working Papers

2024

1. Building on strengths: Educational pathways that benefit Maori students
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
2. Who can leave a partner who uses violence?
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

2023

3. The wage cost of a lack of access to affordable childcare in Aotearoa New Zealand
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The wage cost of a lack of access to affordable childcare in Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand Economic Papers, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)
4. Understanding the Origins of Populist Political Parties and the Role of External Shocks
   MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (2)
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (2021) View citations (2)

2022

5. Effective pathways through education to good labour market outcomes for M?ori: Literature summary
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
6. Gendered parenting and the intergenerational transmission of gendered stereotypes: Evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand survey
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
7. How does persecution affect who migrates?
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
8. Persecution and Migrant Self-Selection: Evidence from the Collapse of the Communist Bloc
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2021

9. Involuntary job loss: Welfare effects, earnings impacts, and policy options
   Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (1)
10. The Drivers of Mothers’ Parental Leave Decisions: Evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal survey
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

2020

11. Projecting the effect of climate change-induced increases in extreme rainfall on residential property damages: A case study from New Zealand
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
12. Why are there more accidents on Mondays? Economic incentives, ergonomics or externalities
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2)

2019

13. Is the pay of medical specialists in New Zealand gender biased?
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
14. Measuring the “gig” economy: Challenges and options
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (1)
15. The settlement experience of Pacific migrants in New Zealand: Insights from LISNZ and the IDI
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

2018

16. How did removing student allowances for postgraduate study affect students’ choices?
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
17. Parenthood and labour market outcomes
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (8)

2017

18. The Effect of Social Networks on the Economic Outcomes of a Disadvantaged Group: Evidence from Tribal Affiliations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
19. What Drives the Gender Wage Gap? Examining the Roles of Sorting, Productivity Differences, and Discrimination
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (2017) View citations (17)

2016

20. The Effect of Trial Periods in Employment on Firm Hiring Behaviour
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (1)
    Also in Treasury Working Paper Series, New Zealand Treasury (2016) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The effect of trial periods in employment on firm hiring behavior, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) (2020) (2020)

2015

21. Economic Liberalisation and the Mobility of Minority Groups: Evidence from M?ori in New Zealand
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Economic liberalisation and the mobility of minority groups: evidence from Māori in New Zealand, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2016) (2016)

2014

22. Book Translations as Idea Flows: The Effects of the Collapse of Communism on the Diffusion of Knowledge
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2010) View citations (2)
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (2012) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article BOOK TRANSLATIONS AS IDEA FLOWS: THE EFFECTS OF THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM ON THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2014) View citations (22) (2014)
23. Diffusion of Green Technology: A Survey
    2013 Conference, August 28-30, 2013, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society View citations (38)
    Also in Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (2014) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Diffusion of Green Technology: A Survey, International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers (2014) View citations (40) (2014)
24. Exporting, Innovation and the Role of Immigrants
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (2)

2005

25. Mâori Incomes:Investigating Differences Between Iwi
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (2004) View citations (1)
26. Taxes vs Permits: Options for Price-Based Climate Change Regulation
    Treasury Working Paper Series, New Zealand Treasury View citations (1)
27. The Geographical Mobility of Maori in New Zealand
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (3)
    Also in Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (1)
28. The likely regional impacts of an agricultural emissions policy in New Zealand: Preliminary analysis
    Others, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in 2005 Conference, August 26-27, 2005, Nelson, New Zealand, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (2005) View citations (3)
    Motu Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (2005) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The lasting impact of external shocks on political opinions and populist voting
   Economic Inquiry, 2024, 62, (1), 349-374 View citations (4)
2. The wage cost of a lack of access to affordable childcare in Aotearoa New Zealand
   New Zealand Economic Papers, 2024, 58, (1), 40-73
   See also Working Paper The wage cost of a lack of access to affordable childcare in Aotearoa New Zealand, Motu Working Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2023

3. Quality of life, quality of business, and destinations of recent graduates: fields of study matter
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2023, 70, (1), 55-80 View citations (1)

2022

4. What Drives the Gender Wage Gap? Examining the Roles of Sorting, Productivity Differences, Bargaining, and Discrimination
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 104, (4), 636-651 View citations (22)

2021

5. The effects of neighbourhood and workplace income comparisons on subjective wellbeing
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 185, (C), 918-945 View citations (10)

2020

6. The effect of trial periods in employment on firm hiring behavior
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2020, 10, (1), 51
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Trial Periods in Employment on Firm Hiring Behaviour, Motu Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2018

7. The Gravity of Ideas: How Distance Affects Translations
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (615), 2895-2932 View citations (2)

2016

8. Economic liberalisation and the mobility of minority groups: evidence from Māori in New Zealand
   IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-18
   Also in IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-18 (2016)
   See also Working Paper Economic Liberalisation and the Mobility of Minority Groups: Evidence from M?ori in New Zealand, Motu Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2014

9. BOOK TRANSLATIONS AS IDEA FLOWS: THE EFFECTS OF THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM ON THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (6), 1453-1520 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Book Translations as Idea Flows: The Effects of the Collapse of Communism on the Diffusion of Knowledge, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (25) (2014)
10. Diffusion of Green Technology: A Survey
    International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2014, 7, (1), 1-33 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Diffusion of Green Technology: A Survey, 2013 Conference, August 28-30, 2013, Christchurch, New Zealand (2014) View citations (38) (2014)