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Motu researchers on super-cooled livers, climate change and health, infostorms and fake news, vampire brain cancers and lesser know consequences of global deforestation

Motu researchers on super-cooled livers, climate change and health, infostorms and fake news, vampire brain cancers and lesser know consequences of global deforestation

Although low interest rates have traditionally been viewed as positive for economic growth, this may not be the case anymore. Instead, they may lead to slower growth by increasing market concentration and weakening firms' incentive to boost productivity

Although low interest rates have traditionally been viewed as positive for economic growth, this may not be the case anymore. Instead, they may lead to slower growth by increasing market concentration and weakening firms' incentive to boost productivity

Stephen Grenville sees Argentina's latest external funding crisis as further proof of a failed approach by the International Monetary Fund, and underscores the need for reform at the IMF itself

Stephen Grenville sees Argentina's latest external funding crisis as further proof of a failed approach by the International Monetary Fund, and underscores the need for reform at the IMF itself

Alwyn Poole calls for families of decile one to three children to rise up and demand better from an education system that is failing them badly and getting worse. It is a deepening tragedy for Maori and Pacifika children

Alwyn Poole calls for families of decile one to three children to rise up and demand better from an education system that is failing them badly and getting worse. It is a deepening tragedy for Maori and Pacifika children

Anthony Grant suggests how most parents can hold the core motivation of their family trust in the face of the new legal obligation to inform; namely, that the prospect of trust wealth will not demotivate and harm their children

Anthony Grant suggests how most parents can hold the core motivation of their family trust in the face of the new legal obligation to inform; namely, that the prospect of trust wealth will not demotivate and harm their children

The risks of further ECB monetary stimulus outweigh the benefits. More stimulus will either amount to less than anticipated or will not be sustained and undermine the eurozone's financial system and public finances in far-reaching ways

The risks of further ECB monetary stimulus outweigh the benefits. More stimulus will either amount to less than anticipated or will not be sustained and undermine the eurozone's financial system and public finances in far-reaching ways

China is working to strengthen multilateral institutions which it sees as having failed to adjust to the growing clout of emerging and developing economies, says Xizhou Zhou. That failure to adjust undermines their legitimacy

China is working to strengthen multilateral institutions which it sees as having failed to adjust to the growing clout of emerging and developing economies, says Xizhou Zhou. That failure to adjust undermines their legitimacy

Moneyhub's Christopher Walsh digs deep in to reverse mortgages, what they are, their advantages, and their pitfalls and disadvantages. This is a full resource if you are considering one

Moneyhub's Christopher Walsh digs deep in to reverse mortgages, what they are, their advantages, and their pitfalls and disadvantages. This is a full resource if you are considering one

Auckland City economists find three things people value as reflected in house prices: development options, short supply, and being near jobs. Trees don't count

Auckland City economists find three things people value as reflected in house prices: development options, short supply, and being near jobs. Trees don't count

The recent decision by China to let the renminbi fall below CN¥7 per US dollar has little to do with trade or currency wars. Rather, it represents an important step toward reforming China’s inflexible exchange-rate regime says Yu Yongding

The recent decision by China to let the renminbi fall below CN¥7 per US dollar has little to do with trade or currency wars. Rather, it represents an important step toward reforming China’s inflexible exchange-rate regime says Yu Yongding

The combination of low unemployment and stubbornly low inflation across Western advanced economies has exposed the fundamental flaws of the standard economic theory that have long informed monetary policymaking. What theory should replace it?

The combination of low unemployment and stubbornly low inflation across Western advanced economies has exposed the fundamental flaws of the standard economic theory that have long informed monetary policymaking. What theory should replace it?

When is being unemployed not unemployed? A true measure would show more teens are without jobs than people who have supposedly ‘retired’, writes former Treasury senior staffer Tony Burton

When is being unemployed not unemployed? A true measure would show more teens are without jobs than people who have supposedly ‘retired’, writes former Treasury senior staffer Tony Burton

A mystery donation to National has people asking how secure our electoral system is from corrupt foreign actors. Law expert Andrew Geddis explains what’s at stake

A mystery donation to National has people asking how secure our electoral system is from corrupt foreign actors. Law expert Andrew Geddis explains what’s at stake

Joanna Davies finds that being economical with the truth can lead to far bigger problems - as China has discovered with its Made In China 2025 strategy, which appears to have stalled

Joanna Davies finds that being economical with the truth can lead to far bigger problems - as China has discovered with its Made In China 2025 strategy, which appears to have stalled

The US trade war with China is driven as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. As Greek historian Thucydides saw, that kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences

The US trade war with China is driven as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. As Greek historian Thucydides saw, that kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences

Infometrics makes the map that shows how the rest of the nation's urban areas compare with Auckland, where one in three New Zealanders live

Infometrics makes the map that shows how the rest of the nation's urban areas compare with Auckland, where one in three New Zealanders live

Although the world is not reducing greenhouse-gas emissions to the extent needed to limit catastrophic global warming, major financial players are finally starting to make the shift away from fossil fuels

Although the world is not reducing greenhouse-gas emissions to the extent needed to limit catastrophic global warming, major financial players are finally starting to make the shift away from fossil fuels

Long-awaited clarification for landlords and tenants in key areas of residential tenancy law has come with the passing of amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act. But there are still many fishooks

Long-awaited clarification for landlords and tenants in key areas of residential tenancy law has come with the passing of amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act. But there are still many fishooks

The Helen Clark Foundation's Kathy Errington looks at some of the latest evidence emerging about drug law reform globally and makes the case for a 'yes' vote in the 2020 cannabis referendum

The Helen Clark Foundation's Kathy Errington looks at some of the latest evidence emerging about drug law reform globally and makes the case for a 'yes' vote in the 2020 cannabis referendum

Chapman Tripp's Cathryn Barber and Gerard Souness look at what negative interest rates, should they materialise, could mean for corporate borrowers

Chapman Tripp's Cathryn Barber and Gerard Souness look at what negative interest rates, should they materialise, could mean for corporate borrowers

Jared Dillian of Mauldin Economics argues negative rates are not an aberration and could become a semi-permanent feature of finance

Jared Dillian of Mauldin Economics argues negative rates are not an aberration and could become a semi-permanent feature of finance

Bell Gully's Richard Massey takes a look at what ASIC's loss in a landmark responsible lending case against Westpac means for New Zealand lenders

Bell Gully's Richard Massey takes a look at what ASIC's loss in a landmark responsible lending case against Westpac means for New Zealand lenders

Many investors buy gold instinctively, as a long-term store of value. Charlie Morris has devised a more conventional way of assessing gold – using a tried and tested model

Many investors buy gold instinctively, as a long-term store of value. Charlie Morris has devised a more conventional way of assessing gold – using a tried and tested model