It is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management.
Read MoreThe Wing Parties’ Economic Policies.
Economy
Foreshadowing HYEFU 2024
The closest parallel to the current economic situation may be after Ruth Richardson became Minister of Finance in late 1990.
Read MoreEconomic Progress May Not Add To Wellbeing
How the Prospect Theory of Behavioural Economics Makes Economic Analysis Difficult
Read MoreThe Meaning of MAGA
The Dangers of Delusions of Grandeur
Read MoreProperty Rights and the Treaty Principles Bill
Property rights – which enable decisions over tangible and intangible assets – are critical to an economy as Why Nations Fail pointed out.
Read MoreWe Are Not Listening
The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.
Read MoreThe End of Austerianism?
Does the Autumn 2024 British budget point to a change in fiscal strategies?
Read MoreOur Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
A new book challenges how we need to think about technological innovation.
Read MoreWhy Nations Fail
This year’s Nobel awards in economics raise critical issues about the future of the world.
Read MoreHealthcare is Not in Crisis; Financing it Is.
Healthcare sector management needs to break away from its obsession with financial information and focus on funding for access.
Read MoreLaw and Order; An Economics Perspective
What might the public’s increasing demands for safety and security tell the economist?
Read MoreIs the New Zealand’s Retirement Strategy Sustainable?
Today’s mañana strategy will lead to a crisis for the oldest elderly.
Read MoreHow has the New Zealand economy been doing?
Stagnation and Contraction
Read MorePricing Road Usage
Congestion pricing is easier said than done.
Read MoreIn Open Seas; A Book
The Principles of the Treaty
Hardly anyone says what are ‘the principles of the treaty’. The courts’ interpretation restrain the New Zealand Government. While they about protecting a particular community, those restraints apply equally to all community in a liberal democracy – including a single person.
Read MoreTrading Towards a Multipolar World
.AUKUS is a backward-looking policy. The World needs to move forward.
Read MoreShould Social Media Help Fund News Providers?
The underlying economics of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill rests on intellectual property rights.
Read MoreHierarchy or Colleagues?
The claim that there are currently 14 layers of management at Health New Zealand, raises wider issues of how we organise systems.
Read MoreThe Quest for Opportunity
David Seymour describing himself as an ‘old-fashioned lefty’ caused a flurry in the commentariat.
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