The Economic Value of University Investment

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to model the economic impact of investment in university teaching and research.  The NZIER report, entitled The Economic Value of University Investment, shows that additional investment in New Zealand's universities would provide a permanent increase to GDP.

Summary document - Universities for a thriving New Zealand (PDF 112KB)

Full document - The Economic Value of University Investment (PDF 299KB)