Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Pacheco, Gail"

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Contribution of Rural Banks to Regional Economic Growth

Devi, Laksmi Yustika (Auckland University of Technology, 2016)

Following the literature on the relationship between financial development, economic growth and the poverty rate, this present study empirically examined the links between rural bank development, economic growth, and the ...
Effects of Increases in the New Zealand Minimum Wage on Teenage Employment: An Empirical Examination using Survey and Administrative Data

Van Der Westhuizen, De Wet (Auckland University of Technology, 2022)

This thesis presents empirical evidence of the effects of the 2001 minimum wage policy reform on teenage employment. This reform resulted in the largest increase in real minimum wages, which totalled 68% in March 2001 for ...
Intergenerational Income Mobility in New Zealand

Iusitini, Leon Carlton (Auckland University of Technology, 2022)

The transmission of economic advantage and disadvantage within families is a topic of considerable interest to policymakers and the general public in many countries including New Zealand, yet there has been very little ...