Poverty not just about incomes

Is it time to stop measuring poverty, Jenesa Jeram asks. Whenever commentators get stuck debating the numbers on poverty, there are inevitably calls to stop the academic pontificating and "just do something''. Read more

Otago Daily Times
14 March, 2016

Politics triumphs over politics

Left-wing blog The Standard veered beyond its usual polemic last week with a guest post that painstakingly laid out how Auckland Council had spent $1.24 billion on a new IT system with little to show for it so far. The piece, written in response to Bernard Orsman’s scoop in the New Zealand Herald, was notable for its familiarity with major IT project processes, and how far Auckland Council had strayed from industry best practice. Read more

Jason Krupp
The National Business Review
11 March, 2016

Olympian's prawn addiction

Too many New Zealanders are walking around with a shameful addiction. Your family members, colleagues or even spouse may be secretly struggling. Read more

Insights Newsletter
11 March, 2016

A surprise from the RBNZ

How central banks communicate their monetary policy intentions to the market matters. First, central banks must be credible. Read more

Robert MacCulloch
Insights Newsletter
11 March, 2016

Politics triumphs over politics

Left-wing blog The Standard veered beyond its usual polemic last week with a guest post that painstakingly laid out how Auckland Council had spent $1.24 billion on a new IT system with little to show for it so far. The piece, written in response to Bernard Orsman’s scoop in the New Zealand Herald, was notable for its familiarity with major IT project processes, and how far Auckland Council had strayed from industry best practice. Read more

Jason Krupp
The National Business Review
11 March, 2016

Examining the most vital principles of urban economics

Recently a group of business people gathered to discuss what exactly is stopping Wellington from reaching its full economic potential (whatever that means) as part of a Trans-Tasman Business Circle event. As you would expect from a panel discussion featuring a bank economist, a major Wellington developer, and the newly appointed head of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA), the conversation rested heavily on modern MBA speak. Read more

Jason Krupp
Interest.co.nz
7 March, 2016

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