Month: February 2014

Insights

‘A’ for Adam Smith

28/02/2014
Two hundred and thirty eight years after The Wealth of Nations, Smith’s timeless ideas are still relevant and inspirational – both for policymakers and for economists. Smith remains the best teacher for anyone aspiring to understand how altruism and self-interest belong together in society.

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National Business Review

Is the boom here to stay?

28/02/2014
The New Zealand economy is undoubtedly in good shape but not all the factors behind the boom can or should be sustained indefinitely. This raises two questions: How much is temporary? What are the prospects once these one-off factors disappear?

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Business Spectator

A Swiss crevasse for EU relations

20/02/2014
The EU always had a strange relationship with democracy, not least because it does not always generate the results EU officials would like to see. The Swiss referendum is a case in point.

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Business Spectator

Will the euro die in the courts?

13/02/2014
Admittedly, judgements by the German constitutional court can sometimes be hard to understand. Last week’s ruling to pass on the matter of the European Central Bank’s bond purchases to the European Court of Justice is no exception. It is certainly a decision that is easy to misinterpret.

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