Entries by Matt Nolan

Reminder: Quakes aren’t stimulus

During this undeniably tragic time I’ve noticed a little fallacy flying around again – that the latest quake will at least be good for the economy. This is of course, not the case. Not only does the recent earthquake have massive social costs, but even if we force ourselves to ignore all the pain inflicted […]

Car safety and the economic method

This morning on my painfully slow jog to walk I saw a car get mad at a cyclist that they nearly bowled down.  This is all very typical of Thorndon Quay, but it did get me thinking.  The car turned sharply towards a parking space, actually turning a bit far, and only just avoided crashing […]