The American evidence is that they frequently do not.
Read MoreDo Labour Markets Behave Like Competitive Markets?
Economy
GDP Fetishism
Are we too focused on material consumption at the expense of wellbeing?
Read MoreUnemployed Misery
At the 2026 election, unemployment is likely to be higher and inflation lower than it was in 2023.
Read MoreHow Might the AI Boom Bust?
Productivity increases do not always generate increases in profits. We do not know when the economic boom generated by AI will be over, but the overstretched industry is increasingly looking shaky.
Read MoreGrounds for Grumpiness
Where does the grumpiness threatening the nation’s stability come from?
Read MoreA Populist ACT
There is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes.
Read MoreThe Winner's Curse: Behavioural Economics Anomalies Then and Now by Richard Thaler & Alex Imas
Paul Krugman described behavioural economics as the most important innovation in the economics discipline for half a century.
Read MoreLooking Outwards
There is a case that the government agency which has contributed most to New Zealand’s economic growth is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Read MoreThe Origins of Kiwisaver
Understanding its history helps understanding where it is going.
Read MoreBrierley: Asset Stripper or Restructurer?
The column focuses only on the business activities of Ron Brierley
Read MoreTowards Sustainable Economic Management
Apply the golden fiscal rule and invest prudently.
Read MoreIf I Were Minister of Health
The Minister of Health is one of the toughest jobs in Cabinet. In comparison, being Prime Minister or Minister of Finance is easy. Recovering from an emergency operation, unable to move with all the tubes stuck in me, stomach in turmoil, unable to sleep, I thought the Prime Minister had asked me to be Minster of Health. My maiden speech.
Read MoreThe Budget Secret We Would Prefer Not to Know
If there is a major shock, New Zealand has not got a lot of fiscal room to move.
Read MoreIs the New Zealand’s Economy in Dire Straits?
The proposal to reduce the number of public servants is not well worked out.
Read MoreWhat May Be in the Budget Economic Forecasts
The outlook is gloomy.
Read MoreInflation and the Strait of Hormuz.
We are facing difficult challenges from the likely rise in import prices.
Read MoreThe Future Creeps Up On Us. Are We Prepared?
In too many areas we are avoiding thinking about or preparing for oncoming changes.
Read MoreThe New World Order May Not Be So Orderly
The US is throwing away its world leadership; will China fill the gap?
Read MoreCounting Properly Matters
Aside from its Orwellian doublespeak, the proposed legislation to change how we count New Zealand requires an expert review.
Read MoreThe Recovery is Off, Dear.
The turmoil in the world economy from Trump’s attack on Iran will delay New Zealand’s economic recovery.
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