At this stage of the process we are inviting every member of Living Standards Community to share the research and analysis they have done, currently doing and planning to do in the medium term.
Please add a brief description of your existing research and find out what research is being undertaken or about to start by other people working in government and the research centres, such as the university.
Please note that users can choose how widely or not they want to share their information. The list below only shows the research members have chosen to make publically available.
| Title | Organisation | Living Standards Group | Created |
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| Setting the New Zealand living wage: complexities and practicalities | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 31-05-2016 |
| The nature of wellbeing: how nature’s ecosystem services contribute to the wellbeing of New Zealand and New Zealanders | Department of Conservation | LS 1: Future Sustainability | 23-04-2015 |
| Abstracts from the retirement and Te Kupenga talks at the Nov 2014 conference | The Treasury | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 21-01-2015 |
| Working together for Higher Living Standards: An Academic Perspective handout | Lincoln University (Staff) | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 23-12-2014 |
| Working together for Higher Living Standards: An Academic Perspective | Lincoln University (Staff) | | 23-12-2014 |
| Monitoring Progress and wellbeing though a regional council lens | Wellington Regional Council | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 23-12-2014 |
| The Journey So Far | The Treasury | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 22-12-2014 |
| Wellington Region Genuine Progress Index (WR-GPI) | Wellington Regional Council | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 22-12-2014 |
| Appendix to the Analysis of Indicator Frameworks for Commonality | Massey University (Staff) | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 09-07-2014 |
| Analysis of Indicator Frameworks for Commonality | Massey University (Staff) | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 09-07-2014 |
| 'A fair go' in public policy | Environment Canterbury | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 16-05-2014 |
| Workshop Notes From Measurement to Policy October 2013 | The Treasury | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 23-12-2013 |
| DISCOVERING COMMUNITY POWER: A GUIDE TO MOBILIZING LOCAL ASSETS AND YOUR ORGANIZATION’S CAPACITY | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 30-07-2013 |
| Sovereign Wellbeing index for New Zealand | Auckland University of Technology (Staff) | LS 5: Social Infrastructure LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 16-07-2013 |
| Background Note on Social Infrastructure | The Treasury | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 10-07-2013 |
| Scientific advice and evidence in Emergencies | Other | LS 2: Managing Risks | 24-05-2013 |
| Blackett Review of High Impact Low Probability Risks | Other | LS 2: Managing Risks | 24-05-2013 |
| Mäori: Demographic Dividend for Economic Return | NZIER | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 20-05-2013 |
| Building Resilience: Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 22-04-2013 |
| Euro area imbalances: A matter of culture? | Other | LS 2: Managing Risks LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 22-04-2013 |
| Child Well-being in Rich Countries: A comparative overview | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 17-04-2013 |
| Maori Electoral Engagement: A review of the existing data | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 17-04-2013 |
| Māori Electoral Participation | Massey University (Staff) | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 17-04-2013 |
| Social Progress Imperative | Other | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 17-04-2013 |
| The Economics of Well-being | Other | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 15-04-2013 |
| Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 10-04-2013 |
| Children's Chances - How countries can move from surviving to thriving | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 10-04-2013 |
| Canadian Index of Wellbeing | Other | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 08-04-2013 |
| Wellbeing, living standards, and their distribution | Other | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 08-04-2013 |
| Social Inequality in New Zealand: International Social Survey Programme | Massey University (Staff) | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Building Social Capital | Victoria University (Staff) | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Virtuous Circle or Cul de Sac? Social Capital and Political Participation in New Zealand | Auckland University (Postgraduate) | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Civil Society and Social Capital | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Social capital and community development: practitioner emptor | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Pacific ways of talk: hui and talanoa | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Forming norms and implementing sanctions - deliberation and | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Social capital in action | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| THE MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL: New Zealand country paper | Statistics New Zealand | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Social Capital and Voluntary Activity: Giving and Sharing in Māori and Non-Māori Society | Victoria University (Staff) | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 08-04-2013 |
| Income and individual deprivation as predictors of health over time | Otago University (Staff) | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 04-04-2013 |
| Dynamics of Income in Children in New Zealand, 2002-2009. A descriptive analysis of the Survey of Family, Income and Employment (SoFIE). | Otago University (Staff) | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 04-04-2013 |
| Dynamics of Income and Deprivation in New Zealand, 2002‐2009. A descriptive analysis of the Survey of Family, Income and Employment (SoFIE) | Otago University (Staff) | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 04-04-2013 |
| If nobody smoked tobacco in New Zealand from 2020 onwards, what effect would this have on ethnic inequalities in life expectancy? | Otago University (Staff) | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 04-04-2013 |
| Trends in survival and life expectancy by ethnicity, income and smoking in New Zealand: 1980s to 2000s | Otago University (Staff) | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 04-04-2013 |
| Fair Society, Healthy Lives - UK report | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 04-04-2013 |
| Shifting the Dial: From wellbeing measures to policy practice | Other | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 30-03-2013 |
| The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity - For Local and Regional Policy Makers | Other | LS 1: Future Sustainability | 29-03-2013 |
| The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity - In National and International Policy-Making | Other | LS 1: Future Sustainability | 29-03-2013 |
| The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity - Ecological and Economic Foundations | Other | LS 1: Future Sustainability | 29-03-2013 |
| Understanding and measuring social capital: A synthesis of findings and recommendations from the Social Capital Initiative | Other | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 4: Economic Growth LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 26-03-2013 |
| Exploring Resilience: Learning from Christchurch communities, in Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, Tephra, Vol 23 | Other | LS 2: Managing Risks LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 26-03-2013 |
| The Bright Side of Social Capital: How ‘Bridging’ Makes Italian Provinces More Innovative | Other | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 26-03-2013 |
| Is technology factor-neutral? evidence from the us manufacturing sector | Other | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 18-03-2013 |
| Measuring the Kind of Australia We Want: The Australian National Development Index, the Gross Domestic Product and the Global Movement to Redefine Progress | Other | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 18-03-2013 |
| Intergenerational transfers and public policy | The Treasury | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 18-03-2013 |
| External Influences on New Zealand’s Economic Potential | The Treasury | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 2: Managing Risks LS 4: Economic Growth | 18-03-2013 |
| Saving New Zealand: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Barriers to Growth and Prosperity | Other | LS 2: Managing Risks LS 4: Economic Growth | 18-03-2013 |
| Structural Change in the New Zealand Economy 1974-2012 | The Treasury | LS 2: Managing Risks LS 4: Economic Growth | 18-03-2013 |
| New Zealand Economic Growth: An Analysis of Performance and Policy | The Treasury | LS 4: Economic Growth | 18-03-2013 |
| Treasury's Advice on Lifting Student Achievement in New Zealand | The Treasury | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 18-03-2013 |
| A descriptive analysis of income and deprivation in New Zealand | The Treasury | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 18-03-2013 |
| Improving the Living Standards of New Zealanders: Moving from a Framework to Implementation | The Treasury | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 18-03-2013 |
| Working Towards Higher Living Standards for New Zealanders | The Treasury | LS 0: Overarching Frameworks | 18-03-2013 |
| Income and Occupational Intergenerational Mobility in New Zealand | The Treasury | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 18-03-2013 |
| Geography and the Inclusive Economy: A Regional Perspective | The Treasury | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 18-03-2013 |
| Human Capital and the Inclusive Economy | The Treasury | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 18-03-2013 |
| Towards an Inclusive Economy | The Treasury | LS 3: Increasing Equity LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 18-03-2013 |
| Understanding Changes in the Distribution of Household Incomes in New Zealand between 1983-86 and 1995-98 | The Treasury | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 18-03-2013 |
| Living Standards Background Note: Increasing Equity | The Treasury | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 15-03-2013 |
| Household Incomes in New Zealand: Trends in Indicators of Inequality and Hardship | Ministry of Social Development | LS 3: Increasing Equity | 15-03-2013 |
| Social Capital and Regional Social Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from New Zealand | Motu | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 15-03-2013 |
| Homeownership and Social Capital in New Zealand | Motu | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 15-03-2013 |
| Homeownership, Social Capital and Parental Voice in Schooling | Motu | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 15-03-2013 |
| Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes? | University | LS 5: Social Infrastructure | 15-03-2013 |
| Health and Labour Force Participation | The Treasury | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 4: Economic Growth | 14-03-2013 |
| The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development | Other | LS 1: Future Sustainability LS 4: Economic Growth | 14-03-2013 |