The purpose of this discussion paper is to give some ideas of the changes in the New Zealand economy which have been occurring, and are likely to continue in the future, and to relate these to the theme of regional economic ...

This is the second report that investigates into tower silo farming in New Zealand. As stressed in the first report, there is insufficient evidence from the past operation of these farming methods in New Zealand to assess ...

This is the first report that seeks to describe the present usage of tower silos in this country, the main implications for management on the farms concerned, and the attitudes of the existing operators. Information was ...

This report, a further one in the series relating to the structural development of the New Zealand economy, presents estimates of capital formation and capital use for each of the years 1958 to 1965. The capital estimates ...

The recommendations in this essay refer to the evaluation of large-scale projects - defined for our purposes as projects initiated above the level of the firm; from irrigation projects to reservoirs. The wide range of ...

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the economic aspects of resource development and to suggest the need for the overall planning of development in New Zealand, and for a more systematic approach to the ...

This study examines the economics of land development undertaken by the State on the partially developed Hindon Block, Otago. The study includes both historic and projected costs and returns of development and is based ...

An impressive array of literature dealing with water resources development is accumulating in the bookshelves of both economists and engineers. This literature stresses the essential interdisciplinary teamwork involved in ...

The objective of the project is to provide information on an accept-reject decision on the Osborne’s Drain Improvement Scheme. The scope of the project is to prevent flooding and to improve the efficiency of drainage, so ...

This paper discusses the concept of a production function, its relation to the theory of supply and its use as a tool for economic analysis. In the second section there is a review of some of the measurement problems, ...