National Business Review
Stop whingeing – and get back to work
Comparing Germany’s historical experience with New Zealand’s current dollar discussion, a few things become clear.
Month: February 2013
Insights
Four-year fixed terms? Bring it on!
Of course political observers love the spectacle and drama of elections campaigns.
Business Spectator
Brutal data on a Western debt march
At the moment, monetary policy presents itself as part of the solution to the West’s sovereign debt crisis.
Insights
Missing benefits of the high dollar
As the New Zealand dollar reached an all-time high against the British pound and keeps rising against the US dollar, the euro and other major currencies, New Zealand manufacturers are …
National Business Review
The wrong kind of education
Today’s graduates are brought up and educated to believe that their imagined intellectual brilliance and personal exceptionality will make up for everything else they are lacking.
Business Spectator
Germany’s ironic mini-bubble
In recent years, however, the hitherto boring German property market has become a bit more interesting.
Other publications
A house is a home
In most markets, we are used to products becoming cheaper and better over time.
Insights
WoFs, frogs, and broken windows
The purpose of vehicle testing is safety – not creating employment.