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K Gendall and L Fawthorpe |
Decisions about Caring and Working |
The Department of Labour and the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) commissioned research to identify the factors that influence people’s decisions surrounding paid work, and to provide a better picture of the decision making process. This study found that multiple factors influence people’s choices about paid work, and that different approaches suit different people in different situations. More |
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Te Haeata Education and Training |
Demand-side factors in adult foundation learning programmes - A review of international literature |
This is a review of international literature on foundation learning programmes (literacy, numeracy and language) focusing on the demand-side barriers affecting the provision and take-up of programmes. The review outlines the factors affecting employers’ provision of such programmes as well as the participation of adult learners. It also looks at government policies which address those factors. More |
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Liliana Winkelmann and Rainer Winkelmann |
Determining the relative labour force status of Maori and non-Maori using a multinomial logit model |
Estimates of the effects of age, education, marital and parental status, local unemployment rates and type of location on the probability of being in full-time employment, in part-time employment, unemployed or out of the labour force. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1997:1. More |
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Bev Hong and Kim Allen |
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base: Phase One Working Paper – A Framework and Initial Indicators |
This working paper reports on the first phase of the Settlement Knowledge Base (SKB) project, which involved the development of a Settlement Knowledge Base framework and an initial identification of indicators relating to the New Zealand Settlement Strategy. More |
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Simon Chapple |
Displacement Effects of Active Labour Market Policy |
In theory, active labour market policies provide a way to deliver a high wage-high employment society. However, the increased employment of targeted groups may be at the expense of other groups in society. This phenomenon is known as “displacement”. More |
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Simon Chapple |
Do Minimum Wages have an Adverse Impact on Employment? Evidence from New Zealand |
This paper presents the results of research into the effects of minimum wages on employment in New Zealand. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1997:2. More |
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Gail Pacheco and Tim Maloney |
Does the minimum wage reduce the employment prospects of unqualified New Zealand Women |
This paper empirically estimates the employment effects resulting from changes to the adult minimum wage in New Zealand. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1999. More |
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Meenakshi Sankar, Robyn Bailey and Bob Williams |
Doing Action Research |
This paper discusses experiences in doing action research and shares some methodological insights with other practitioners. |
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