A Robo-tax
Microsoft founder Bill Gates copped a lot of criticism for demanding an income tax for robots. That is unfair. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
3 March, 2017
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A tax on sugary drinks sounds like a good idea. Here's why it won't work
You wouldn’t trust an economist to give you a smear test. So is it reasonable to expect those working in health to grasp economics? Read more
22 February, 2017
Breaking down the immigration stats
Following the launch of our immigration report, The New New Zealanders: Why migrants make good Kiwis, co-author Jason Krupp explains that while 125,000 people arrived into New Zealand in a 12 month period, not all of them are here to stay.
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Jason Krupp
21 February, 2017
Media Release: The New Zealand Initiative welcomes social bonds (again)
Wellington (21 February 2017): Responding to today’s announcement by the Beehive that the Government’s first social bond will focus on mental health: The New Zealand Initiative welcomes the Government’s commitment to social bonds, and believes the mental health sector is a good area to test the potential for the model. In fact, The Initiative said as much when the government first announced a similar social bond nearly two years ago. Read more
21 February, 2017
Productivity costs of reading news
You probably shouldn’t tell your boss you are reading this. If the Initiative’s newsletter regularly gets you worked up, agitated or argumentative then you might be better off comforting yourself by looking at cat pictures. Read more
17 February, 2017
Time to question costing of unhealthy habits
We're all going to die. We're not all going to die tomorrow, although these days it feels like the apocalypse is looming, but it will happen to all of us. Read more
10 February, 2017
What should it take to become a Kiwi?
I am married to an immigrant. It is not something I often need to confront. Read more
Roger Partridge
10 February, 2017
We need an apples-for-houses comparison on immigration
Let’s engage in an absurd exercise. Do immigrants, just in coming to New Zealand, make apples more expensive? Read more
Jason Krupp
7 February, 2017
Immigration and house prices
Research Fellow Jason Krupp talks to Larry Williams about our immigration report and whether migrants are responsible for pushing up house prices.
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Jason Krupp
7 February, 2017
Confronting populism with evidence
The New Zealand Initiative this week made a case for why, when assessing immigration, it is important to count the benefits and not just the costs. Not surprisingly it was greeted with an intemperate response from NZ First leader Winston Peters, who railed at our finding that migrants are not stealing jobs from Kiwis. Read more
Dr Rachel Hodder
3 February, 2017