Economic Geography and Spatial Statistics: Theory and Empirics of New Zealand Regions
This paper sets the stage for current Treasury research on New Zealand regional socio-economic issues by: - Outlining a basic theoretical framework; - Introducing a regional database and Geographic Information Systems, a new empirical tool for data analysis; and - Illustrating the potential of this data and tools for analysing policy relevant issues by testing some empirical hypotheses derived from the theoretical framework.
This working paper is in two parts and is available to view or download in Adobe PDF format: - twp00-11-a.pdf 55 pages (500 KB) - twp00-11-b.pdf 35 pages (1.20 MB) Number 00/11 90 pages in total