Economic & Fiscal Analysis
The Economics Team provides strategic economic advice, analysis and support to the Ministry of Finance & Economic Management and other Government Agencies.
Economic Insights
GDP/Output Modelling
Inflation
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Inflation in the Cook Islands - What is Inflation? and how can we reduce its effects? (May 2022)
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Employment & Labour Force
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Estimating the output gap in the Cook Islands - preliminary analysis
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Treasury Management
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​Cook Islands Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy 2022-2026
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Cook Islands 2022 Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA)
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Public Expenditure And Financial Accountability (PEFA) Self-Assessment Report 2023
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Regional
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IMF Technical Assistance Report
​The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its Cook Islands Technical Assistance Report: Macroeconomic, Financial and Structural Policies on 28 August 2020. This report, which followed a country visit by an IMF team in 2019, was facilitated by the New Zealand Government at the request of MFEM.
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Cook Islands Macroeconomic, Financial & Structural Policies - IMF TA Report, Aug 2020​​
Understanding the Cook Islands–New Zealand Constitutional Relationship
This section brings together a series of academic papers by Pacific scholars that examine the constitutional relationship between the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and the wider Realm of New Zealand. The research explores self-government in free association, historical context, and how these arrangements continue to shape identity, citizenship, and governance today.
Together, the papers provide thoughtful, evidence-based perspectives that support informed public understanding and respectful discussion about the Cook Islands past, present, and future. Readers are encouraged to explore each paper in full to gain a deeper understanding of these important issues.
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