Research programme
Reserve Bank staff carry out long-term research into issues relevant to monetary and prudential policies and macroeconomic dynamics.
Papers are published as
The Bank also organises conferences and workshops, hosts a number of invited academic scholars and sponsors a professorial fellowship at Victoria University of Wellington.
Reserve Bank discussion papers present the detailed scholarly research of staff economists and visiting scholars. The papers are published throughout the year, mainly for academic and professional economists.
The Reserve Bank Bulletin canvasses a wide range of issues related to central banking, the financial system and the New Zealand economy.
Periodically the Reserve Bank’s functions, models or processes are subject to external scrutiny and review. This page provides links to the Bank’s submissions to these reviews and/or the subsequent reports provided by external reviewers.
- A review of the NZ Structural Inflation Model (NZSIM) (PDF 740.39 KB)
- Report on Kiwi Inflation Targeting Technology (KITT) model June 2009 (PDF 173.55 KB)
- Finance and Expenditure Select Committee Inquiry into the Future Monetary Policy Framework
- Independent Review of the Operation of Monetary Policy
The Research Paper series has been discontinued. These papers date from 1971 to 2000. More recent research and analysis is released via Discussion Papers and Analytical Notes.