Strengthening economic relations between Australia and New Zealand
Joint Australia - New Zealand study
This study has concluded. The final report was sent to the Australian and New Zealand Governments on 30 November 2012. The report was released on 13 December 2012.
The Australian and New Zealand Productivity Commissions were asked to jointly study the options for further reforms that would increase economic integration and improve economic outcomes.
The Australia-New Zealand Economic Analysis (ANZEA) model and Small Mutual Recognition of Imputation Credits (SMRIC) model were both used in the context of the report on Strengthening Economic Relations between Australia and New Zealand.
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Joint Australian and New Zealand Government's Response
Joint media release: Strengthening economic relations between Australia and New Zealand
Speech: Whither trans-Tasman economic relations? Some emerging themes
Please note: The discussion draft and issues paper are for research purposes only. For final outcomes of this study refer to the research report.
Key documents
Research report
This report was released on 13 December 2012. The Productivity Commissions of Australia and New Zealand have delivered the final report to Ministers containing findings and recommendations for strengthening trans-Tasman economic relations.
Submissions
Submissions received for the Strengthening Economic Relations between Australia and New Zealand joint study.
Quick Comments
Quick comments received for the Strengthening Economic Relations between Australia and New Zealand draft report.
The Australia-New Zealand Economic Analysis (ANZEA) Model
The Australia-New Zealand Economic Analysis (ANZEA) model was developed to illustrate some of the effects of various aspects of integration on the Australian and New Zealand economies as part of the report on Strengthening Economic Relations between Australia and New Zealand.
The Small Mutual Recognition of Imputation Credits (SMRIC) Model
The Small Mutual Recognition of Imputation Credits (SMRIC) model was developed to analyse the economic effects of introducing the mutual recognition of imputation credits (MRIC) between Australia and New Zealand.
Mutual Recognition of Company Tax Imputation Credits
A technical workshop was held on 31 October 2012 in Melbourne, the documents and presentations discussed at the workshop are now available.