The Commission has worked closely with economists Brian Easton and David Skilling in the development of the Issues Paper, and the findings of their research have been published in parallel.
All complementary analysis, key documents and useful links can be found on the inquiry top page.
A New Zealand history of shocks, Brian Easton (2023)
This paper examines how New Zealand governments and industries have responded to major persistent shocks and perceived risks and trends in the last century.
This provides the Commission with valuable insights into the economic resilience of New Zealand industries and communities, highlighting the difficulty of distinguishing temporary supply chain disruptions from persistent ones and underscoring the importance of macroeconomic stability, fiscal capacity and a diversified economy to New Zealand’s resilience to economic disruptions.
Read A New Zealand history of shocks
Supply chains to the last bus stop on the planet, David Skilling (2022)
This paper looks at the events and trends currently taking shape outside New Zealand, to identify the external shocks New Zealand politicians and industries may need to respond to in the future.
This research provides important context for the inquiry by outlining the global dynamics that present New Zealand industries, communities, and policymakers with challenges in the future, and highlighting areas for possible policy responses.
Read Supply chains to the last bus top on the planet
Trade data analysis version 1.1
The Issues Paper includes findings from the Commission's preliminary analysis of publicly available trade data. The Commission has prepared a separate paper which summarises the analysis and findings in greater detail and provides links to the data and R code so the analysis can be reproduced. The exact numbers in version 1.1 differ slightly from those in the issues paper (which were based on version 1.0) as they reflect more developed analysis. Further versions of this paper will be available as the Inquiry progresses.