The Economic Studies Division focuses on researching the optimum institutional and policy environments for promoting wealth creation in PNG. The division also has a strong focus on land issues and policy, recognising that land reform is crucial for PNG's economic and social development. The NRI Economic Studies Division has been engaged by the Government of PNG to undertake consultancies relating to housing and PNG's development performance and has collaborative partnerships with a range of national and international research institutions.

Programs

Wealth Creation
Analysing high priority economic policy issues and barriers to accessing markets, including labour market conditions and fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policies.

Land Issues and Policy
Undertaking research to inform stakeholders on land issues and supporting the implementation of the Government's National Land Development Program. The NRI also hosts the secretariat of the National Land Development Advisory Group (NLDAG).

Recent Publications

• Creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund. NRI Discussion Paper No.110
• Land Reform in Papua New Guinea: Quantifying the Economic Impacts. NRI Discussion Paper No.108
• The Economic Impacts of Land Reform in Papua New Guinea. Spotlight with NRI, Vol.4 No.2
• Managing Natural Resource Revenues in Papua New Guinea. Spotlight with NRI, Vol.4 No.1
• A NRI Submission to the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission on the Housing Industry Review
• Papua New Guinea: Trade Policy and Trade Agreements. Spotlight with NRI, Vol.3 No.7
• The Need for a National Strategy to Overcome the Acute Housing Shortage Situation. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 3 No. 1
• National Land Development Taskforce Report, Monograph No. 39,
• The Air Niugini-Quantas Code-share Arrangement: An Appraisal. Spotlight with NRI, Vol.1, No. 2
• Foreign Aid Syndromes. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 1 No. 2
• The Need for Competition in the Mobile Communications Market. Spotlight with NRI, Vol.1 No. 4
• ICT Policy: The Need for Review. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 1 No.5
• Interoil Fuel Supply Fiasco - The Need for Competency in Policy Articulation, Design and Implementation. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 1 No. 7