Remember, age differences account for a portion of inequality
A dinner game Gather round, children. I have a sad fable to tell. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
22 August, 2022
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NZ Initiative op-ed argues against notion RBNZ's decisions led to inflation
An op-ed published by Dr. Bryce Wilkinson from the NZ Initiative has come out. It essentially is rebutting what many have been saying in that New Zealand’s inflation rate is a result of deliberate Reserve Bank decisions back in 2020 to save jobs and the economy at the expense of inflation. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson
19 August, 2022
Media release: The false “inflation versus job” narrative
Wellington (Thursday, 18 August 2022): A Policy Note by Senior Research Fellow, Dr Bryce Wilkinson was published today by the New Zealand Initiative. It rebuts the argument that New Zealand’s inflation rate today is a result of deliberate Reserve Bank decisions in 2020 to save jobs and the economy at the expense of inflation. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson
18 August, 2022
Time for a 21st-century reset
A time traveller from the end of the last millennium could be forgiven for thinking the 21st-century world has lost its way. At the end of last century, even the most uncharitable could only marvel at humanity's progress. Read more
Roger Partridge
17 August, 2022
Finding the Cheese
A friend who worked in one of the Ministries years ago called it “Hiding the cheese”. It’s a fun game for the Ministries, hiding the cheese. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
15 August, 2022
First, get people into debt, then hammer them
You load 16 tons and what do you get? You get one day older and deeper in debt. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson
12 August, 2022
The spice of competition must flow
In Frank Hebert’s classic Dune series, the Bene Gesserit sisterhood’s supernatural abilities extended only so far. There was a place where their powers could not see – a place that repelled and terrified them. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
11 August, 2022
Podcast: Eric Crampton, Matthew Birchall and Scott Wilson on funding and financing NZ's roads
Scott Wilson joins Eric Crampton and Matthew Birchall to discuss the petrol excise holiday, sustainability of the land transport funding system, and what better options might be for the funding and financing of New Zealand roads in the future. To listen to our latest podcasts, please subscribe to The New Zealand Initiative podcast on iTunes, Spotify or The Podcast App. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
Dr Matthew Birchall
2 August, 2022
Focus on price stability
The Initiative’s reports often attract media attention. Nothing, however, could have prepared us for the storm following the release of How central bank mistakes after 2019 led to inflation. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
29 July, 2022
Inflation, recession, or both?
Whiplash occurs when the body is moving fast in one direction and is abruptly jerked back in the opposite direction. It can be very painful, lethal even. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson
28 July, 2022