Motu Research awarded two 2024 Marsden Fund grants

Nov 7, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce two of our talented researchers have been awarded prestigious Marsden Fund grants, paving the way for groundbreaking research to shape Aotearoa New Zealand’s future.

Building new data and knowledge on inter-firm alliances

Tadhg Ryan-Charleton (Motu Fellow) leads a Marsden Fund project as Principal Investigator, to create a pioneering dataset on inter-firm alliances, particularly alliances between Māori-led and non-Māori firms. Collaborating with Associate Investigator Nuno Oliveira (Tilburg University) and supported by Professor Jarrod Haar (Massey University), Tadhg’s research will generate new insights about how firms balance multiple outcomes in alliances — like financial and environmental goals. The project expands Tadhg’s prior research on inter-firm alliances and the interplay of competition and cooperation among firms. It will build knowledge about success and failure in inter-firm alliances, and inform business and policy decisions in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.

Exploring sustainable wellbeing

Arthur Grimes (Motu Senior Fellow) joins a transformative project titled "Sustainable wellbeing, institutions, and our changing relationship with Papatūānuku."  This project, led by Motu Affiliate Professor Les Oxley (University of Waikato) and including Motu Trustee Professor Sandy Morrison, fuses te ao Māori perspectives with economic analysis to model a wellbeing-driven economy for Aotearoa. One aspect of the research, which Arthur will examine, is how best to deal with the trade-offs of outcomes across time. This aspect of the research will build on advice Arthur gave to The New Zealand Treasury in their recent review and update of the discount rate, which The Treasury uses in evaluating non-commercial public sector projects.
  
Motu Research is excited to support research that drives sustainable progress and strengthens partnerships for the wellbeing of all New Zealanders. Congratulations, Tadhg and Arthur!