M ori economic development – Glimpses from statistical sources.pdf

Māori economic development – Glimpses from statistical sources Andrew Coleman, Sylvia Dixon, and David C Maré Motu Working Paper 05–13 Motu Economic and Public Policy Research September 2005 Author contact details Andrew Coleman, Assistant Professor of Economics University of Michigan Department of Economics 611 Tappan, 365b Lorch Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220 USA Email: coldman@ Sylvia Dixon Research Analyst, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Level 1, 93 Cuba Street, PO Box 24390 Wellington Email: sylvia.dixon@.nz Dave Maré Senior Fellow, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Level 1, 93 Cuba Street, PO Box 24390 Wellington Email: dave.mare@.nz Acknowledgements This paper is a draft book chapter for the book Te Oranga o te Iwi Māori, to be published by the New Zealand Business Roundtable. We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the Business Roundtable and from Motu’s FoRST-funded research programme on Understanding Adjustment and Inequality. We received helpful comments Simon Chapple, Gary Hawke, Rob McLeod, and Brian Easton, for which we are grateful. Remaining errors and omissions are our own. Motu Economic and Public Policy Research PO Box 24390 Wellington New Zealand Email info@.nz Telephone +64-4-939-4250 Website .nz © 2005 Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust. All rights reserved. No portion of this paper may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Motu Working Papers are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They have not necessarily undergone formal peer review or editorial treatment. ISSN 1176-2667. Abstract This draft book chapter provide an overview of Māori economic development during the past 150 years, drawing on readily available statistical