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Research New Zealand would like to acknowledge the following people:

The Department of Labour has funded this literature review and the authors are grateful for the advice and guidance given by Karen Threadwell (Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Skills Policy).

Undertaking a review of this kind requires access to an enormous range of material. Patricia Balmain and Sylvia Kaa of the Department of Labour Information Centre were very supportive and collected much of the literature used in this review.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge Paula Cagney for peer-reviewing earlier drafts, Mary-Clare Morganti for proof-reading the final document and Mark Johnson of Research New Zealand for his support and assistance during the project.

Disclaimer: The Department of Labour has made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this report is reliable, but makes no guarantee of its accuracy or completeness and does not accept any liability for any errors. The Department may change the contents of this report at any time without notice.

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