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The Productivity Commission provides research and advice to lift productivity for the wellbeing of all New Zealanders.

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More work is needed to shift the productivity dial

1 May 2023

The New Zealand Productivity Commission Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa has released its findings an…

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Government response to Productivity Commission’s Immigration…

3 April 2023

The Government has released its interim response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into immig…

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Call for submissions by Productivity Commission

28 February 2023

Improving Economic Resilience: Issues Paper

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Challenges and opportunities identified for final report

23 February 2023

Summary of what we heard from submissions on our interim report for the A fair chance for all inquir…

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Request for proposals for economic modelling

8 December 2022

The Productivity Commission is requesting proposals for economic modelling of supply chain disruptio…

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Productivity Commission investigating NZ’s economic resilien…

8 November 2022

The Government has asked the Productivity Commission Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa to begin an inq…

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Research

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Causal diagrams to support ‘a fair chance for all’

3 May 2023
The Deliberate Report contains causal diagrams we commissioned Deliberate to provide to help summarise the complex interactions and tensions that have been identified in our A Fair Chance for All inquiry.
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Frontier Firms follow-on review

1 May 2023
This report details the Commission’s findings and recommendations in its follow-on review of its New Zealand firms: Reaching for the frontier (Frontier Firms).
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Frontier Firms follow-on review: detailed observations

1 May 2023
At the request of the Government, the Productivity Commission Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa has undertaken a follow-on review to its New Zealand firms: Reaching for the frontier (Frontier Firms) inquiry.
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