An Interpretation of New Zealand's Regional Employment Change by Means of Classic Shift-Share Analysis 1986-2001

Authors

  • Sandra Baxendine University of Waikato
  • Bill Cochrane University of Waikato
  • Ian Pool University of Waikato
  • Jacques Poot University of Waikato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/lew.v0i0.1263

Abstract

Over the last two decades New Zealand has undergone fundamental economic restructuring, and phases of slow and rapid growth, which have resulted in some dramatic changes in the regional economies. This paper focuses on changes in regional employment outcomes in terms of the impact of national trends on regions, sectoral composition within regions, structural change and local conditions. These changes are quantified by means of classic shift-share analysis. Regions are clustered based on the direction and relative importance of national and region-specific effects. The clustering highlights the chasm that has developed in New Zealand between metropolitan and other services-oriented regions vis-a-vis rural and peripheral regions.

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Author Biographies

Sandra Baxendine, University of Waikato

Population Studies Centre

Bill Cochrane, University of Waikato

Population Studies Centre

Ian Pool, University of Waikato

Population Studies Centre

Jacques Poot, University of Waikato

Population Studies Centre

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Published

2004-12-13

Issue

2004: Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand

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Articles

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