There is a substantial and growing literature on the topic of sustainability, but no consensus on a working definition has emerged yet. The rational pursuit of sustainability is only possible if we can develop a working ...

By international standards, New Zealand’s recent business cycle fluctuations are remarkably volatile. Some bivariate regularities observed in developed economies are weak and sometime uncertain. Are these features endemic ...

This paper aims to explain from within mainstream theory why incorporating the rational expectations hypothesis in new classical macroeconomics leads to stable market equilibria, while other branches within the mainstream ...

This paper examines in the context of a developing agrarian economy aspects of the Post Keynesian theories of inflation caused by income distribution conflict and of endogenous money creation. It highlights the ability of ...

Significant changes have occurred in the mix of students attending tertiary institutions in New Zealand over the last decade. The number of adult students involved in this level of study, in particular, have increased ...

An extension of Meade’s (1993) process analysis diagram is used to analyse the consequences of investment expenditure financed by credit-money, and to comment on the Keynesian multiplier theory recently challenged by Moore ...

In spite of the significant benefits that can be derived from training on safe and efficient agrichemical application and management, many primary producers do not undertake formal agrichemical training. An identified ...

The New Zealand motor vehicle assembly and component industry has been insulated from overseas competition since 1907. Protection from completely built up overseas vehicles, in the form of import licensing and import tariffs ...

Conservation covenants have received scant attention internationally as a tool for providing conservation. This paper examines their use in New Zealand where they have been almost the sole policy measure in protecting land ...