Productivity Commission | Final report - State sector productivity

Final report - State sector productivity

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New Zealand Productivity Commission

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1 March 2019

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The Productivity Commission was asked by the Government to provide guidance and recommendations on measuring and improving productivity in public services, especially education, health, justice and social welfare. These public services play an important role in promoting individual and community wellbeing.

In undertaking this inquiry, the Commission interviewed multiple current and former senior state sector leaders, carried out case studies to demonstrate how to measure productivity in public services, and commissioned research to better understand how innovation (which is the engine of productivity improvement) occurs and spreads in public services. It has also produced two final reports – one focused on measuring productivity, the other on improving public sector productivity.

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A quantitative analysis report final 30July 2023

A quantitative analysis of disadvantage and how it persists in Aotearoa New Zealand

31 July 2023

The Government asked the New Zealand Productivity Commission | Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa to undertake an inquiry into economic inclusion and social mobility, with a focus on supporting people experiencing persistent disadvantage to live better lives – A Fair Chance for All inquiry.

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Productivity by the numbers 2023

3 July 2023

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Final report - A fair chance for all: Breaking the cycle of persistent disadvantage

20 June 2023

Causal diagrams to support ‘a fair chance for all’

3 May 2023

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Frontier Firms follow-on review

1 May 2023

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Frontier Firms follow-on review: detailed observations

1 May 2023

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Annual report FY 2021/22

30 March 2023

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Working together: Re-focussing public accountability to achieve better lives

17 March 2023

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A New Zealand history of shocks

28 February 2023

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Issues paper - Improving Economic Resilience

28 February 2023

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A learning system for addressing persistent disadvantage

27 February 2023

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Summary of submissions on interim report

27 February 2023

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Summary of talanoa session on interim report

20 February 2023

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Supply chains to the last bus stop on the planet

23 December 2022

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Does high-speed internet boost exporting?

21 December 2022

Haemata Wananga Feedback Report A Fair Chance for All November 2022

Haemata wānanga feedback on interim report

15 November 2022

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The benefits of reducing persistent disadvantage

29 September 2022

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Te puna kōrero: Understanding persistent disadvantage in Aotearoa New Zealand

29 August 2022

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Review of the Productivity Commission's Research function FY 2020/22

29 August 2022

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Migration and firm-level productivity

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Statement of performance expectations FY 2022/23

30 June 2022

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31 May 2022

Planning for prosperity: Transparent and public immigration targets

30 May 2022

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29 May 2022

Case study: Construction industry and migration

28 May 2022

Case study: Aged residential care

28 May 2022

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Immigration - Fit for the future

1 April 2022

Annual report FY 2020/21

15 December 2021

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A fair chance for all: Where should we focus?

1 December 2021

Together alone: A review of joined-up social services

14 November 2021

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Primer to New Zealand's immigration system

8 November 2021

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International migration to New Zealand: Historical themes & trends

8 November 2021

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Impacts of immigration on the labour market and productivity

8 November 2021

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The wider wellbeing effects of immigration

8 November 2021

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Immigration policy: International perspectives

8 November 2021

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International migration to New Zealand: Future opportunities and challenges

8 November 2021

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Wānanga feedback on the terms of reference

27 September 2021

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Consultation on the Terms of Reference

1 September 2021

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Scoping the terms of reference for an inquiry

19 July 2021

Productivity by the numbers: 2021

27 May 2021

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Exporting challenges and responses of New Zealand firms

21 April 2021

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21 April 2021

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20 April 2021

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20 April 2021

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20 April 2021

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New Zealand firms: reaching for the frontier

1 April 2021

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2 March 2021

Benchmarking New Zealand's frontier firms

25 February 2021

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4 December 2020

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4 December 2020

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30 November 2020

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4 September 2020

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31 August 2020

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7 August 2020

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30 June 2020

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28 May 2020

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28 April 2020

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18 March 2020

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9 March 2020

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19 February 2020

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16 December 2019

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30 November 2019

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16 October 2019

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16 August 2019

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7 June 2019

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16 May 2019

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1 May 2019

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Final report - State sector productivity

1 March 2019

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14 February 2019

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14 February 2019

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1 February 2019

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24 December 2018

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14 November 2018

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31 August 2018

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1 August 2018

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5 July 2018

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Can the kiwi fly? Achieving productivity lift off in New Zealand

28 June 2018

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Effective Marginal Tax Rates: The New Zealand case

1 May 2018

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20 March 2018

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22 February 2018

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1 January 2018

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23 November 2017

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Innovation and the performance of New Zealand firms

23 November 2017

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1 November 2017

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29 September 2017

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1 June 2017

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1 June 2017

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21 March 2017

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28 February 2017

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20 February 2017

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16 December 2016

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Achieving New Zealand's productivity potential

28 November 2016

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9 May 2016

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27 April 2016

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History of tertiary education reforms in New Zealand

12 January 2016

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1 December 2015

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30 June 2015

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29 June 2015

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29 June 2015

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29 May 2015

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29 May 2015

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5 February 2015

Reform of the UK’s decumulation market

21 January 2015

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5 June 2014

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5 June 2014

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5 June 2014

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21 May 2014

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16 April 2014

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1 March 2014

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19 December 2013

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20 September 2013

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16 July 2013

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28 March 2013

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28 March 2013

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