The performance based research fund in New Zealand: taking stock and looking forward

Robert Buckle () and John Creedy

New Zealand Economic Papers, 2024, vol. 58, issue 2, 107-125

Abstract: This paper reviews changes in New Zealand universities since the introduction of the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) in 2003, and evaluates changes in relation to the stated objectives. This stocktake of research findings is in part a response to the official report of the Review Panel, which made no attempt to review evidence of performance. A key objective was to achieve an improvement in research quality. It is suggested that improvements have been related closely to the incentives created by the scheme, and achieved by considerable staff turnover. The present stocktake of the changed nature of universities and the details of the evaluation process suggests that substantial simplifications could usefully be made while maintaining incentives that are at the heart of any PBRF.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00779954.2022.2156382

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