NZIER

Robertson has 11.7 billion reasons to smile after his first Budget

20 May 18, 6:54am

The Government's commitment to establishing a non-partisan fiscal costings body is the right move - you only need to revisit the $11.7b fiscal hole saga to see why, says Jason Walls
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Growing pains: Tackling NZ’s infrastructure deficit requires help from the private sector

1 May 18, 2:58pm

Jason Walls

59 comments

The scale of New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit is 'massive' and can't be fixed without billions of dollars of private capital – Jason Walls takes a look at how the Government plans to woo investors
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What a 'wellbeing framework' means for migration

14 Apr 18, 10:31am

Jenée Tibshraeny

33 comments

Why we'd all be better off being more welcoming to migrants' elderly parents and improving the quality of education offered to international students
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New govt business confidence blues yet to blow over

10 Apr 18, 10:33am

Jenée Tibshraeny

24 comments

Businesses remain pessimistic about the economy with cost pressures intensifying, according to NZIER
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What a 'wellbeing budget' would actually mean

21 Mar 18, 11:59am

Jenée Tibshraeny

26 comments

How future governments' policies and spending priorities will be shaped by both wellbeing and GDP being factored into their decision-making
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Foreign buyers ban: What do they think of it so far?

7 Mar 18, 11:58am

Jason Walls

98 comments

Companies, lobby groups and individuals have been having their say on the Government’s Overseas Investment Amendment Bill. The vibe? Negative
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Ardern addresses business community by tackling 'elephant in room'

16 Feb 18, 12:33pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

31 comments

PM Jacinda Ardern challenges view that Labour-led governments hamper business; Says she wants perception to meet reality
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Business as usual despite fall in confidence post election

16 Jan 18, 10:42am

admin

27 comments

NZIER business opinion survey shows the usual fall in confidence after a Labour-led government takes office, effect of election on actual business activity muted
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'Give RBNZ a GDP growth target'

1 Nov 17, 1:06pm

David Hargreaves

5 comments

NZIER economists urge inclusion of nominal GDP growth in the upcoming review of the Reserve Bank Act
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Why we should stop using GDP to measure the success of migration policy

16 Sep 17, 6:02am

Jenée Tibshraeny

36 comments

Jenée Tibshraeny teases out an economic theory for why migration policy should be driven by well-being not GDP growth
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Shooting yourself in the foot

13 Jul 17, 11:19am

Guest

16 comments

John Ballingall says the inherent vice of globalisation is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of isolationism is the equal sharing of miseries
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Households get big benefits from open trade

12 Jul 17, 9:18am

Guest

10 comments

John Ballingall says trade gives households more choice and makes budgets go further. It drives jobs and productivity, even if it does challenge uncompetitive industries
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The benefits of trade

11 Jul 17, 9:00am

Guest

5 comments

Trade is getting a bad rap but the concerns relate to other matters, other countries. New Zealand households benefit greatly from liberalised trade says John Ballingall, and the story needs champions
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'We should be talking about poverty and social mobility, not inequality'

23 Jun 17, 12:06pm

Guest

50 comments

NZIER's Derek Gill argues poverty is the problem in New Zealand, not income inequality, and this limits social mobility
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National vs Labour, tax cuts vs spending. A stark contrast

6 Jun 17, 7:47am

Brian Fallow

50 comments

Brian Fallow looks at spending by our most recent two governments in real per capita terms and finds stark differences
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Budget 2017: Winners & losers

26 May 17, 10:02am

Alex Tarrant

68 comments

What Budget 2017 spending promises look like when adjusted for inflation and population growth; Defence, education, health, welfare and law & order to fall; Super costs to rise through 2021
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Building firms looking to raise prices

4 Apr 17, 1:31pm

Alex Tarrant

25 comments

Construction firms in position to raise prices as they hit capacity buffers with skilled labour shortages showing no signs of letting up, NZIER survey shows
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'There is no need to rush into rate increases'

21 Mar 17, 3:28pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

3 comments

Inflationary risks are rising, but NZIER Shadow Board agrees the Reserve Bank should hold fire before raising interest rates
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House building growth to slow

13 Mar 17, 12:19pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

NZIER's latest consensus forecasts show that high building construction and funding costs are expected to see annual growth in residential construction investment to fall from 13.9% to 0.4% in 2020
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Mortgage rates to keep rising - NZIER

2 Mar 17, 4:10pm

Alex Tarrant

2 comments

Mortgage rates to keep rising as OCR remains on hold, NZIER says; House prices may not fall far as population growth boosts demand and supply struggles to keep pace
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