New Zealand: Selected Issues
October 27, 2000
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This Selected Issues paper discusses the issues related to reforms and growth in New Zealand. The paper analyzes the record on growth and productivity outcomes in a comparative perspective. The study provides a brief history of the industrial relations in New Zealand leading up the passage of the employment contracts act. The paper assesses the monetary policy framework, central bank decision-making processes, and also reviews the possible extensions to full funding of the country's future superannuation expenditures.
Subject: Employment, Expenditure, Inflation targeting, Labor, Labor markets, Monetary policy, Pension spending, Pensions
Keywords: Africa, Australia and New Zealand, CR, effects of the ERA, Employment, Global, growth experience, Inflation targeting, interest rate, ISCR, Labor markets, North America, pay, pension expenditure, Pension spending, Pensions, policy lesson, private sector, productivity outcomes in New Zealand, spending
Pages:
121
Volume:
2000
DOI:
Issue:
140
Series:
Country Report No. 2000/140
Stock No:
1NZLEA0032000
ISBN:
9781451830262
ISSN:
1934-7685
