How much do different communities contribute to New Zealand's economy? Infometrics' recent study found that Kiwi Indians contributed $37.3 billion to GDP and supported almost 221,000 jobs in the year to March 2025. Rob Heyes explains the methodology behind these findings, how economic contributions are measured, and how the same approach can be applied to other demographic groups to inform policy, business decisions, and community discussions.
Recently, Infometrics measured the economic contribution of Indians living in New Zealand (Kiwi Indians). Here, I walk you through how the method works and how an economic contribution study could work for other demographic groups.
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