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One of Motu Research's missions is to help stimulate informed debate around Aotearoa's most urgent social, economic and policy issues. One way we do this is through our seminar series.
Our public policy seminars are an opportunity for expert input and stakeholder conversation on urgent social, economic and policy issues. We invite prominent economists and thought leaders – both international and domestic – to present their findings and engage with a panel of qualified experts. The seminars help to educate stakeholders and kick-start collective thinking in some dynamic policy areas.
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See slides (and sometimes video recordings) from previous seminars here.
Several government agencies provide funding to support our seminars.
Thanks to The Treasury, Stats NZ and EECA for their generous support.
On 14 February 2025, Motu Research, The Treasury New Zealand and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are hosting the 2025 meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Econometrics Study Group (ANZESG) in Wellington, Aotearoa…
Nov 27, 2024
In October 2024, we held a public policy seminar on using offshore climate mitigation to help meet Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2030 target under the Paris Agreement. Here are the slides presented at the seminar. Here is the…
Oct 21, 2024
Motu Research is excited to announce that Senior Fellow Stuart Donovan is coordinating urban economics short courses in Auckland (7-9 October) and Christchurch (10-11 October). These fun and intensive courses are designed for people with various academic and…
Oct 7, 2024
Phoebe Taptiklis, Caroline Fyfe and Nina Campbell presented ‘Measuring Progress on Energy Wellbeing in New Zealand’, as part of the Energy Evaluation Asia Pacific Webinar series. They discussed two major energy poverty interventions undertaken in New…
May 7, 2024
Dr. Sergey Paltsev, MIT, speaks on the role of hydrogen in low-carbon energy transition Hottest month on record. Extreme marine heatwaves. Record-low Antarctic sea-ice. While El Niño was…
Feb 19, 2024
On 9 February 2024, Motu Research, The Treasury New Zealand, and Reserve Bank of New Zealand hosted the 32nd Australia and New Zealand Econometric Study Group (ANZESG) in Wellington, New Zealand. Since its original foundation in…
Feb 9, 2024
The draft programme for the 32nd Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group, taking place on 9 February 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand has been released. The discussants and chair of each paper will be updated in…
Dec 20, 2023
This online seminar had an expert panel on what 'just transitions' are and how a new, free guide can support communities leading their own processes of change. Download the guide on our website - and from the…
Aug 7, 2023
This was a special joint session of The Treasury's Productivity in a Changing World seminar series. Aotearoa New Zealand’s economic context is very different to most other advanced economies, which are mainly situated in Europe, North…
Jul 6, 2023
Warmer Kiwi Homes is an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) programme aimed at making homes warmer, drier and healthier. EECA does this by offering grants to owner-occupying homeowners for home insulation and/or an efficient…
Mar 27, 2023
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