As far as I can tell, National only has one policy at the moment [Update: When I wrote this on Wednesday morning this felt like the case – now I see they are talking about the ETS … I will get to that another time]. That is to sell down part of the governments stake […]
I have just come back from a couple of days of presentations, and I had an idea. How would other bloggers feel about a post-election economic update at some point in early December? I could definitely do this – as long as I can get permission from my work place, a free venue, and an […]
Look, I have no idea why Labour feels it is necessary to run their election campaign as a bunch of muppets – but they have, and in order to keep surprising everyone with their ridiculousness they have attacked the political neutrality of Statistics New Zealand. The complaint is that Statistics New Zealand said that their […]
I know what its like to be a student, and feel like you know everything there is to know. But the truth is that you don’t, you really don’t. And that is something that the students walking out of Econ 10 should realise. I learnt this the easy way – I listened to my lecturers, […]
I fully endorse Krugman’s point here: These alleged technocrats have in fact systematically ignored both textbook macroeconomics and the lessons of history in favor of fantasies. The European Central Bank has placed its faith in the confidence fairy, while imagining that it can run policy in a way that has never worked in several centuries […]
Over the weekend Roger Kerr passed away. This is extremely sad news for both the family, and the wider community. During his lifetime Roger did a significant amount to improve the level of debate around policy in New Zealand, and his efforts have helped to improve the shape and strength of New Zealand’s policy framework […]