Research programme

Meet some of the people who write many of the publications we produce.

The Reserve Bank welcomes applications by academic researchers to visit the Bank.

Also in this section

• Professorial Fellowship in Monetary and Financial Economics
• Visitors to the Reserve Bank
• PhD internship programme

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.

Recent Discussion Papers

• Nowcasting GDP using machine learning algorithms: A real-time assessment
• Understanding labour market developments in New Zealand, 1986-2017

The Analytical Notes series encompasses a range of background papers prepared by Reserve Bank staff.

Recent Analytical Notes

• Economic impacts of COVID-19 containment measures
• Employment and hours worked adjustment in New Zealand's labour market

The Reserve Bank Bulletin canvasses a wide range of issues related to central banking, the financial system and the New Zealand economy.

Recent Bulletins

• Cyber incident cost estimates and the importance of building resilience
• An overview of the life insurance sector in New Zealand

Periodically the Reserve Bank's functions, models or processes are subject to external scrutiny and review. This page provides links to reviews of the Bank's models. Reviews of the Bank's policy frameworks, and the Bank's submissions and supporting documents, can be found under Monetary Policy.

Recent Model Reviews

• 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)

Our staff regularly publish their work in domestic and international peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference volumes. This page summarises the external publications based on research partially or fully conducted at the Bank, including work that has previously been published as Discussion Papers and Analytical Notes.

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.