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The New Zealand Knowledge Economy - A refined methodology and further findings on the structure and growth of the knowledge economy

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Executive Summary

  1. Introduction
    • Background
    • Why is it important to measure the knowledge economy?
    • Objectives for this paper
  2. Methodology
    • Description of methodology
  3. Results
    • Contribution to national GDP
    • Employment change at national level
    • Inter-regional comparisons
    • The sub-regional picture
    • Inside Canterbury region
    • A typology of local knowledge economies in New Zealand
    • Summary

Appendix One - Further Tables On The Knowledge Ecnonomy

Appendix Two - Applying The Knowledge Economy Criteria To The Canterbury Workforce

[1] Paul Callister, Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington & Robert Didham, Statistics New Zealand - Some emerging demographic features of the Pacific population in New Zealand

 

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