Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research is a non-profit research institute that carries out high quality, long-term, socially beneficial research programmes. We aim to promote well-informed debate on public policy issues, placing special emphasis on issues relevant to New Zealand policy. More...
Latest research
Water Quality and Nutrient Trading
Some recent Motu research focuses on the use of nutrient trading markets to manage water quality.
Agricultural Emissions
Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions play a significant part in New Zealand’s total emissions. Motu works on economic tools to decrease these emissions.
Housing
Motu’s housing research includes Marsden-funded work on the impacts of home ownership, and investigates housing issues in Auckland and Nelson-Tasman-Marlborough.
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