Brian Easton

Brian Easton notes that the government is still borrowing for consumption and suspects neither Nicola Willis nor Ruth Richardson actually understand what is behind their recent public spat

Brian Easton notes that the government is still borrowing for consumption and suspects neither Nicola Willis nor Ruth Richardson actually understand what is behind their recent public spat

Brian Easton says how we connect economically with the world is critical

Brian Easton says how we connect economically with the world is critical

The Minister of Finance says New Zealand is the best place to be, but Brian Easton says, parochialism aside, are we doing anything to ensure it really is?

The Minister of Finance says New Zealand is the best place to be, but Brian Easton says, parochialism aside, are we doing anything to ensure it really is?

Brian Easton says the tensions between different approaches to the economy are surfacing as the election nears

Brian Easton says the tensions between different approaches to the economy are surfacing as the election nears

Pragmatic analysis says maybe we should privatise more government businesses, but we should also consider nationalisation. We should certainly consider better regulation, Brian Easton says

Pragmatic analysis says maybe we should privatise more government businesses, but we should also consider nationalisation. We should certainly consider better regulation, Brian Easton says

Brian Easton says the pressure to globalise is consolidating towards a global world in which the US is a marginal player

Brian Easton says the pressure to globalise is consolidating towards a global world in which the US is a marginal player

Brian Easton says we should follow the Golden Rule of Fiscal Management and not borrow for consumption in the medium run

Brian Easton says we should follow the Golden Rule of Fiscal Management and not borrow for consumption in the medium run

Brian Easton says many reputable commentators think the current financial system is in its Ponzi phase, with the expectation that at some stage the bubble will pop

Brian Easton says many reputable commentators think the current financial system is in its Ponzi phase, with the expectation that at some stage the bubble will pop

Brian Easton asks: What do the 2025 Nobel awards in economics say to us?

Brian Easton asks: What do the 2025 Nobel awards in economics say to us?

Brian Easton says our current fiscal settings promise that we will eventually face a public debt explosion. A major cause would arise from the ageing population. Is there anything we can do?

Brian Easton says our current fiscal settings promise that we will eventually face a public debt explosion. A major cause would arise from the ageing population. Is there anything we can do?

Brian Easton says we cannot attain a sustainable Scandinavian-type quality of life while keeping the existing tax system in place

Brian Easton says we cannot attain a sustainable Scandinavian-type quality of life while keeping the existing tax system in place

Brian Easton says political bullying does happen in New Zealand - and local autonomy suffers

Brian Easton says political bullying does happen in New Zealand - and local autonomy suffers

Brian Easton looks at what the latest Statistics New Zealand GDP figures might be telling us

Brian Easton looks at what the latest Statistics New Zealand GDP figures might be telling us

Big corporations are not what we think they are, Brian Easton says

Big corporations are not what we think they are, Brian Easton says

Brian Easton asks whether we need bigger multipurpose government mega-departments

Brian Easton asks whether we need bigger multipurpose government mega-departments

Brian Easton offers advice on ensuring accountability for those displaying dictator-like traits

Brian Easton offers advice on ensuring accountability for those displaying dictator-like traits

Brian Easton wonders what are the economic and political implications if the New Zealand economy stagnates for five and more years?

Brian Easton wonders what are the economic and political implications if the New Zealand economy stagnates for five and more years?

A physician’s memoir describing a successful research program leads Brian Easton to ponder about research funding strategies

A physician’s memoir describing a successful research program leads Brian Easton to ponder about research funding strategies

Brian Easton asks: What can Econ101 tell us about Trump’s tariffs?

Brian Easton asks: What can Econ101 tell us about Trump’s tariffs?

Brian Easton says the Government’s growth strategy seems to have little analytic content

Brian Easton says the Government’s growth strategy seems to have little analytic content

Angus Deaton’s ‘Economics in America’ challenges the direction that economics has taken, writes Brian Easton

Angus Deaton’s ‘Economics in America’ challenges the direction that economics has taken, writes Brian Easton

Brian Easton says winning office is not the same as achieving change

Brian Easton says winning office is not the same as achieving change

Brian Easton wonders why the British Labour Government is penalising its poor

Brian Easton wonders why the British Labour Government is penalising its poor

Brian Easton says we should not assume that all adopted innovations are progressive. Jonathon Haidt’s ‘The Anxious Generation’ illustrates that sometimes they require social measures to enhance well being

Brian Easton says we should not assume that all adopted innovations are progressive. Jonathon Haidt’s ‘The Anxious Generation’ illustrates that sometimes they require social measures to enhance well being

Brian Easton looks at the options for a Government that's hit its borrowing limit but would still like to spend

Brian Easton looks at the options for a Government that's hit its borrowing limit but would still like to spend