Alex Plum
@alexplum.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at NZ Policy Research Institute @AUT
NZ has the clean slate scheme and we looked into it; our conclusion is that we find only weak positive labour market impact, see our study here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And our conversation piece is here:
theconversation.com/this-nz-law-...
And our conversation piece is here:
theconversation.com/this-nz-law-...
Leaving the past behind: Effects of clean slate regulation on employment and earnings
We investigate the labor market implications of New Zealand’s clean slate initiative. The clean slate regulation allows automatic concealment of crimi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
NZ has the clean slate scheme and we looked into it; our conclusion is that we find only weak positive labour market impact, see our study here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And our conversation piece is here:
theconversation.com/this-nz-law-...
And our conversation piece is here:
theconversation.com/this-nz-law-...