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- A Case Study for Devolution: The problem of preserving kiwi habitat in the Far North
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Urban & regional
Urban and regional economics discusses location and how and why it makes a difference. In this section we discuss housing, the economic performance and regulation of cities, infrastructure, and regional economic differences.
People and organisations take a wide range of elements into account when choosing where to locate themselves. Being in a city costs more but:
- People are willing to move there because they get paid more and/or enjoy ‘amenities’ that cities have to offer.
- Firms move there despite the higher land and labour costs, because they are more productive in cities.
- Policy-makers affect location choices through their investments in infrastructure and amenities.
Motu’s current and recent research focus includes:
- How regions within NZ adjust to industrial and demographic change.
- The interactions between housing, transport, policy, regulation, and house prices.
- The impacts of infrastructure and amenities on urban firms and residents.
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Working Paper
Housing markets and migration – Evidence from New Zealand
2019. Dave Maré, Dean Hyslop, Trinh Le, Steven Stillman
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Cost Benefit Analysis of the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart Programme
2012. Arthur Grimes, Lucy Telfar-Barnard, Nicholas Preval, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Richard Arnold, Tim Denne
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Arthur Grimes is working with the University of Otago-based Centre for Sustainable Cities on a programme examining Resilient Urban Futures.
Motu is linked with the University of Auckland-based Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) Te Pūnaha Matatini. As part of the work under this CoRE, we will be looking at how cities function as complex systems.
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