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
Lightweight Cameron the wrong role model for NZ’s National party
The situation was dire as the country went to the polls. Certainly so, according to a pamphlet produced by the opposition leader. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
18 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
Eric Crampton discusses the Auckland transport emissions reduction plan on Newstalk ZB
Eric Crampton discusses with Heather Du Plessis-Allan on Newstalk ZB the Auckland Council's Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
16 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
Policies Promoting Electric Vehicles: Too Fast, too Furious?
Politicians are recently pushing for a large-scale adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEV; currently <1% of vehicles in NZ) to reduce the emissions generated by the transport sector. The emissions reduction plan supports this with $1.2bn of spending, of which $569m are used for the “Clean Car Upgrade” programme. Read more
Dr Dennis Wesselbaum
12 August, 2022
Political psychoanalysis
The world is in a mess. According to psychoanalyst Carl Jung, that’s because human psychology is messy. Read more
Dr Michael Johnston
12 August, 2022