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Dr Ganesh Nana and Kel Sanderson

Migrants and Labour Market Outcomes
August, 2008

This paper investigates the labour market outcomes of migrants to New Zealand. Labour market outcomes such as income, source of income, labour force status and occupation are included. The study uses data from the 1981, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses. More

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Rob Hodgson, Dr Ganesh Nana and Kel Sanderson

Economic Impacts of Immigration: Scenarios using a Computable General Equilibrium Model of the New Zealand Economy
November, 2009

This study reports on simulations of the economy-wide impact of immigration into New Zealand. Different levels, compositions and other assumptions are tested. More

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National Research Bureau Ltd

Employment Issues Survey 1988
November, 1989

Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1989/4. More

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Alison Gray and Jenny Neale

Survey of Employment and Training Experience of People with Disabilities
July, 1991

The survey''s aim was to provide information on the utilisation of employment and training programmes by people with disabilities as well as on employment and training outcomes. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1991/2.
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James O Newell and Kerry L Papps

Identifying Functional Labour Market Areas in New Zealand: A Reconnaissance Study using Travel-to-Work Data.
December, 2001

To date, analysis of the spatial dimension of New Zealand labour markets has been limited to administrative, rather than appropriately-defined functional, geographic units. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 2001/6. More

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James O Newell

Scoping Regional Migration and its Interaction with Labour Markets in New Zealand
March, 2001

This paper presents the results of a scoping study into research issues associated with New Zealand regional migration and its interaction with local labour markets. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 2001/2. More

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James O Newell and Martin Perry

Functional Labour Markets Revealed by Travel to Work data 1991 and 2001
December, 2003

Regional labour market analysis is ideally based on functional rather than administrative areas. Travel-to-work data obtained from the 1991 and 2001 Census are used to define a set of functional labour markets for New Zealand. More

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Simon Milne, David Mason, Elizabeth Roberts, Caroline Nodder, Jovo Ateljevic and Ann Cameron

NZ Accommodation Providers: Impact of Technology on Labour
September, 2004

This research project looked at how the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) is affecting the use of, and demand for labour in the accommodation industry. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Migrants and their take-up of ESOL tuition
March, 2005

This research examines migrants'' take-up of English language tuition. The research provides data on the numbers and characteristics of migrants who pre-purchased tuition and on the take-up (and non take-up) of the tuition. Migrants'' absence rates from New Zealand during the tuition entitlement period are also explored. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Benefit Receipt of Recent Migrants to New Zealand - 2006
April, 2007

This report details findings from the 11th annual information match between Ministry of Social Development benefit and Department of Labour immigration data to determine the extent of benefit receipt by recent migrants. In 2006, the benefit rate was significantly lower than in 2001, falling 1.5 percent. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Links Between Temporary Entry and Permanent Residence
September, 1999

The objective of this study was to provide baseline information on the extent to which recently approved residents had previously been in New Zealand. The research examined a sample of principal applicants approved for residence in the 1998 calendar year from the top six source countries. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Humanitarian Category Circumstances
July, 2000

The main objectives of this quantitative project were to determine the incidence of the various types of serious harm, the incidence of the causes of serious harm and the ways applicants and sponsors were related to one another. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Family Structures
July, 2000

The objectives of the family structures research were to identify how the concept of ‘family’ differs by ethnic group, to identify the different concepts of ‘family’ and the key relationships whereby obligatory ties exist, and to describe the key characteristics of relationships that involve a high level of interdependence. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Migrants in New Zealand: An Analysis of 1996 Census Data
December, 2000

The objectives of this study were to develop a profile of the demographic characteristics of recent migrants to New Zealand and to provide a baseline that may be used for comparison with future Census data. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Trends in Residence Approvals (series)
September, 2003

This series of annual reports summarises information about people approved for New Zealand residence. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Work Visas and Permits Research
August, 2001

The objective of this research was to document some of the characteristics of New Zealand’s work permit policy and its links with residence. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Work Permits and Residence Qualitative Research
May, 2001

The objective of this research was to develop a better understanding of the mechanics of the onshore residence market by identifying some of the personal factors driving work and residence permit applications. More

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NZ Immigration Service

The Immigration Consulting Industry in New Zealand
July, 2001

The purpose of this research was to describe aspects of the New Zealand immigration consulting industry. More

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NZ Immigration Service

The Evaluation of the Settlement Services Pilots
February, 2002

This evaluation report describes pilot projects that were set up to provide for the settlement needs of new migrants and the resettlement of refugees. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Business Immigration: The Evaluation of the 1999 Business Immigration Policy
August, 2002

The main aim of the evaluation was to assess whether policy objectives were being met. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Refugee Resettlement Research Project Report
December, 2002

The research explores the resettlement experiences of refugees who have come to New Zealand over a six-year period. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Migrants In N.Z.: An Analysis of 2001 Census Data
March, 2003

The objectives of this study were to update, and further develop, a profile of the demographic characteristics of migrants to New Zealand, including migrants’ settling patterns in New Zealand and their participation in the labour market. More

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NZ Immigration Service

Skilled Migrants: Labour Market Experiences
March, 2003

This report consists of two projects that describe and analyse some of the outcomes of the General Skills Category (GSC) policy. More

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