Insights
New Zealand’s top job
Being a house is the most attractive job in New Zealand today. If you do not believe me, let me tell you the story of our family home.
Month: September 2020
Newsroom
Rocks and hard places in EU refugee policy
The EU’s refugee policy is stuck between rocks, hard places and burnt detention camps.
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An alternative briefing for the next incoming Minister of Finance
This country can once again become prosperous and productive. But only if this is a shared ambition. As the government’s lead economic adviser, it is the Treasury’s ambition to see this through. And as Minister of Finance, it should be yours too.
The New Zealand Herald
Why this is the biggest global bailout in history
Enjoy the relatively positive economic data while it lasts. But do not believe for a second it is sustainable.
Insights
Let’s keep hoping
To deal with the country’s boiling problems requires a different approach to policymaking – one based on sound economics, not just opinion polls.
Insights
Shovel-ready or not
Though shovel-ready, current government projects are just as useful as building pyramids, burying banknotes and creating earthquakes. It is not what Keynes had in mind, but it is the best his disciples can come up with these days.
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Government caution needed in these uncertain times
Though it is tough to reliably forecast what Covid-19 will do to key economic indicators over the coming years, the true legacy of Covid-19 will be for the Government to occupy the commanding heights of the economy once again. And make everyone poorer.