01676cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003001 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451830255 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. New Zealand : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (28 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper conducts a comparative analysis of the main determinants of GDP per capita growth in New Zealand and in other OECD countries to assess the relative importance of macroeconomic factors, institutional settings, and geographical location in New Zealand's growth performance during the last 30 years. The estimation results find strong support for the view that geographical isolation has significantly hampered growth in New Zealand. The paper also reviews the international experience with prefunding public defined-benefit pension schemes, with a focus on recent reforms in industrial countries-Canada, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/127 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/127/002.2004.issue-127-en.xml IMF e-Library