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Massey's Christoph Schumacher assesses the economic costs of the lockdown on New Zealand and how they would grow under the various levels

Massey's Christoph Schumacher assesses the economic costs of the lockdown on New Zealand and how they would grow under the various levels

Gordon Brown and Larry Summers say early action on debt relief for developing economies will mitigate the global recession and limit the human costs

Gordon Brown and Larry Summers say early action on debt relief for developing economies will mitigate the global recession and limit the human costs

Mariana Mazzucato shows why only a forward-looking, entrepreneurial state can save the system from itself

Mariana Mazzucato shows why only a forward-looking, entrepreneurial state can save the system from itself

Willem Buiter explains why COVID-19 has made comprehensive state intervention in the economy both necessary and urgent

Willem Buiter explains why COVID-19 has made comprehensive state intervention in the economy both necessary and urgent

Kiwi in China Joseph Judd says there’s enough evidence available to warrant an urgent review and change in New Zealand’s current stance on the use of face masks

Kiwi in China Joseph Judd says there’s enough evidence available to warrant an urgent review and change in New Zealand’s current stance on the use of face masks

Willem Buiter compares the plans for monetary-financed deficit spending in the United States, Britain and Europe

Willem Buiter compares the plans for monetary-financed deficit spending in the United States, Britain and Europe

Motu researchers on bookshops keeping close from a distance, cows and their unique moos, the best pandemic books, the gift of Fitbit data and how civic technology can help stop the pandemic

Motu researchers on bookshops keeping close from a distance, cows and their unique moos, the best pandemic books, the gift of Fitbit data and how civic technology can help stop the pandemic

Murray Grimwood says its time to abandon the ship of modern financial life and lower our expectations to a long-term, energy-sustainable lifestyle that doesn't plunder earth's resources. He sees a different future

Murray Grimwood says its time to abandon the ship of modern financial life and lower our expectations to a long-term, energy-sustainable lifestyle that doesn't plunder earth's resources. He sees a different future

Juergen Braunstein, et al. see the pandemic accelerating a shift toward digital payments - and away from pathogen-carrying banknotes

Juergen Braunstein, et al. see the pandemic accelerating a shift toward digital payments - and away from pathogen-carrying banknotes

ANZ New Zealand economists call for RBNZ quantitative easing 'in the ballpark of' $15 billion to $20 billion annually to soothe financial markets and ease bank funding costs

ANZ New Zealand economists call for RBNZ quantitative easing 'in the ballpark of' $15 billion to $20 billion annually to soothe financial markets and ease bank funding costs

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg points out that the same data-driven technologies we love to fear and hate are now helping to save lives

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg points out that the same data-driven technologies we love to fear and hate are now helping to save lives

Anders Aslund says the absence of US leadership in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have dire economic consequences

Anders Aslund says the absence of US leadership in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have dire economic consequences

Westpac CEO David McLean details the bank's efforts to combat climate change, saying banks need to make it easier for their customers to take action on climate change

Westpac CEO David McLean details the bank's efforts to combat climate change, saying banks need to make it easier for their customers to take action on climate change

Kevin Sampson wants to see more pressure applied to all businesses at all levels to actually work at improving productivity, better competition regulation, and a rising minimum wage to keep the pressure on

Kevin Sampson wants to see more pressure applied to all businesses at all levels to actually work at improving productivity, better competition regulation, and a rising minimum wage to keep the pressure on

Larry Hatheway explains how policymakers can get ahead of the epidemic's negative global economic repercussions

Larry Hatheway explains how policymakers can get ahead of the epidemic's negative global economic repercussions

Diane Coyle call on governments to develop a plan for managing new critical data resources before it is too late and captured by Big Tech

Diane Coyle call on governments to develop a plan for managing new critical data resources before it is too late and captured by Big Tech

Homeownership has long been touted as the great Kiwi dream, but not everyone’s looking for a permanent fix. Jihee Junn explores the rising phenomenon of renters by choice

Homeownership has long been touted as the great Kiwi dream, but not everyone’s looking for a permanent fix. Jihee Junn explores the rising phenomenon of renters by choice

The World Gold Council says a quick resolution to the COVID-19 emergency won't have much impact, but wider lingering economic effects could raise the gold price sharply

The World Gold Council says a quick resolution to the COVID-19 emergency won't have much impact, but wider lingering economic effects could raise the gold price sharply

Massey University's GDP Live team with the ageing, shrinking, Japanese population, the bug with the billion dollar bite, flexible workspaces, coronavirus price gouging, the re-rise of Aussie houses and is the world now ready for plant-based meat?

Massey University's GDP Live team with the ageing, shrinking, Japanese population, the bug with the billion dollar bite, flexible workspaces, coronavirus price gouging, the re-rise of Aussie houses and is the world now ready for plant-based meat?

Yuen Yuen Ang sees three possible senarios in which Xi Jinping's hold on power is weakened or even broken

Yuen Yuen Ang sees three possible senarios in which Xi Jinping's hold on power is weakened or even broken

Huang Yiping shows how Chinese online banks are using non-traditional data to broaden financial inclusion

Huang Yiping shows how Chinese online banks are using non-traditional data to broaden financial inclusion

Yu Yongding highlights three ways in which the country's policymakers can help to limit the outbreak's impact in China

Yu Yongding highlights three ways in which the country's policymakers can help to limit the outbreak's impact in China

Harbour Asset Management's Simon Pannett casts an eye over the leveraged loan market looking for warning signs of trouble ahead

Harbour Asset Management's Simon Pannett casts an eye over the leveraged loan market looking for warning signs of trouble ahead

Akira Kawamoto notes that government's strict containment measures are disrupting supply chains and tourism across Asia

Akira Kawamoto notes that government's strict containment measures are disrupting supply chains and tourism across Asia