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Deborah Russell says that for all its technical attributes that make our tax system a model widely admired, it is not serving the broader economy or society well

Deborah Russell says that for all its technical attributes that make our tax system a model widely admired, it is not serving the broader economy or society well

The Morgan Foundation's Jess Berentson-Shaw looks in detail at the MBIE Child Poverty report to separate the trends and facts from the political claims made by others over it's data

The Morgan Foundation's Jess Berentson-Shaw looks in detail at the MBIE Child Poverty report to separate the trends and facts from the political claims made by others over it's data

John Mauldin delves further into the problems he says were caused by the economic academic establishment & offers some solutions

John Mauldin delves further into the problems he says were caused by the economic academic establishment & offers some solutions

John Mauldin argues the economy is rigged and the bad guys are Nobel laureates, tenured professors and members of the economic academic establishment

John Mauldin argues the economy is rigged and the bad guys are Nobel laureates, tenured professors and members of the economic academic establishment

How to measure 'wellbeing'? New Motu research shows it's less about absolute income levels, much more about relative consumption levels

How to measure 'wellbeing'? New Motu research shows it's less about absolute income levels, much more about relative consumption levels

China may absorb all the increased beef that is planned to come to market by 2020 but the competition will still be intense, says Rabobank

China may absorb all the increased beef that is planned to come to market by 2020 but the competition will still be intense, says Rabobank

ANZ's BlueNotes editor Andrew Cornell looks at the negativity of negative interest rates

ANZ's BlueNotes editor Andrew Cornell looks at the negativity of negative interest rates

Cameron Preston weighs up how the government, insurance companies and homeowners have fared in the Canterbury rebuild boxing ring

Cameron Preston weighs up how the government, insurance companies and homeowners have fared in the Canterbury rebuild boxing ring

John Tookey reviews the impact of productivity and design in housing affordability, argues cost is not price

John Tookey reviews the impact of productivity and design in housing affordability, argues cost is not price

The NZX's Mandy Simpson on the case for the RBNZ to issue digital currency, KiwiSaver fees, robots taking our jobs, blockchain being used for AML, cyber security and more

The NZX's Mandy Simpson on the case for the RBNZ to issue digital currency, KiwiSaver fees, robots taking our jobs, blockchain being used for AML, cyber security and more

Chang Ka Mun and Jaana Remes argue that Chinese urban consumers represent the future of the global economy

Chang Ka Mun and Jaana Remes argue that Chinese urban consumers represent the future of the global economy

John Tookey says the only way to increase the total number of houses constructed on land made available is to compel its rapid development and use ahead of the free market

John Tookey says the only way to increase the total number of houses constructed on land made available is to compel its rapid development and use ahead of the free market

Ganesh Nana calls for an explicit population policy into which immigration would be one component, one that focuses on long run issues. Short run surges and slumps are not helpful, he says

Ganesh Nana calls for an explicit population policy into which immigration would be one component, one that focuses on long run issues. Short run surges and slumps are not helpful, he says

Hayden Glass on the need to be nicer, hitting the polls, planning Auckland, owning your own, KiwiSaver, the future of journalism, sharp hunger pains and more

Hayden Glass on the need to be nicer, hitting the polls, planning Auckland, owning your own, KiwiSaver, the future of journalism, sharp hunger pains and more

Currency speculators think they have a no-lose situation in Japan. Koichi Hamada urges the Japanese authorities to intervene to stop the Yen from appreciating further despite some clear high costs of doing so

Currency speculators think they have a no-lose situation in Japan. Koichi Hamada urges the Japanese authorities to intervene to stop the Yen from appreciating further despite some clear high costs of doing so

John Mauldin probes how central banks' negative interest rate policies are hurting the global economy

John Mauldin probes how central banks' negative interest rate policies are hurting the global economy

Fonterra reduces time from NZ farm to Chinese breakfast table from 100+ days to 34, in bid to claim "freshest imported UHT milk in China"

Fonterra reduces time from NZ farm to Chinese breakfast table from 100+ days to 34, in bid to claim "freshest imported UHT milk in China"

Architects and other building designers can produce pretty pictures of their projects for clients but do they know how to fill in consent applications properly?

Architects and other building designers can produce pretty pictures of their projects for clients but do they know how to fill in consent applications properly?

Donal Curtin wonders if some local industries are getting too concentrated and consumers getting too little choice, and asks if our competition authorities have become 'too blasé' about the impacts

Donal Curtin wonders if some local industries are getting too concentrated and consumers getting too little choice, and asks if our competition authorities have become 'too blasé' about the impacts

Brian Easton examines the tax incentive mess we have got into with our housing policy, and suggests some ways to get out of it

Brian Easton examines the tax incentive mess we have got into with our housing policy, and suggests some ways to get out of it

Ganesh Nana argues there needs to be a brake, and then a reversal, on central banks' expansion of power and influence with governments taking it back

Ganesh Nana argues there needs to be a brake, and then a reversal, on central banks' expansion of power and influence with governments taking it back

Chapman Tripp says proposed changes to the AML/CFT Act could significantly increase the level of reporting, monitoring & compliance required by financial institutions

Chapman Tripp says proposed changes to the AML/CFT Act could significantly increase the level of reporting, monitoring & compliance required by financial institutions

Paul Barber on the importance of non-profit organisations, our changing population, our homelessness shame, disappearing beneficiaries & more

Paul Barber on the importance of non-profit organisations, our changing population, our homelessness shame, disappearing beneficiaries & more

Zhang Jun says regional differences in economic performance reflect the country's massive structural changes as it seeks the status of a high-income economy

Zhang Jun says regional differences in economic performance reflect the country's massive structural changes as it seeks the status of a high-income economy

Motu researchers on the average man, the economics of the Olympics, real estate music videos, the productivity puzzle, World Bank poacher turned gamekeeper & more

Motu researchers on the average man, the economics of the Olympics, real estate music videos, the productivity puzzle, World Bank poacher turned gamekeeper & more