Dr Oliver Hartwich

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Residential buildings in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Vorsprung durch Technik – learning from German planning

1 October 2007

If Britain cannot shift the balance towards more local incentives and decision-making in planning …

Office buildings at Canary Wharf in London.
Other publications

Sustainable Growth and Employment: What needs to be done?

24 September 2007

The Chief Economist at the Policy Exchange analyses the British economy’s performance over the past decade and argues that all is not well for the UK economy.

The Bank of England in London.
Other publications

Disaster of our credit culture

16 September 2007

Reach for the salt when politicians start lecturing companies on how to manage their affairs.

Congested traffic on the M62 motorway.
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Congestion Challenge

1 September 2007

Britain’s transport infrastructure is, quite simply, not fit for purpose.

Terraced houses on Alma Terrace in England.
Die Welt

Kein eigen Heim, Glück allein

23 August 2007

Die Exzesse auf dem britischen Immobilienmarkt gründen auf fehlendem Wettbewerb der Kommunen um Einwohner.

Houses and gardens beside a flooded field in England.
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A house price nightmare

14 August 2007

The current mortgage crisis in the US was exacerbated – and at least partly caused – by restrictive town planning policies.

Departure signs inside Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3.
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Why Heathrow is a basket case

12 August 2007

There are some developments and events in life that help to give you a feeling for the time of year.

Visitors at Bekonscot Model Village in Beaconsfield.
Capital

Merkels Vorbild: Britisch, bürokratisch, falsch

2 August 2007

Bekanntlich wurde England in grauer Vorzeit von den Angeln und den Sachsen besiedelt.

The Palace of Westminster illuminated at night.
Die Welt

Zweite Kammer, erstklassig

10 July 2007

Kann es das überhaupt geben? Ein Parlament, in dem die Abgeordneten gleichermaßen hoch qualifiziert wie erfahren sind?

Terraced homes in Camborne, Cornwall.
Research reports

The rising tax burden for first-time buyers

9 July 2007

Politicians have recently discovered a group whose concerns they are taking more seriously than they used to: first-time buyers.

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Oliver Hartwich

I run The New Zealand Initiative, a Wellington think tank that argues for free markets, limited government and institutions that work. I grew up in Germany's Ruhrgebiet and worked in London and Sydney before moving to New Zealand in 2012. This site collects two decades of my columns, reports, speeches and interviews, with the occasional satire.

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The Martian Audit (2026)

Two Martian auditors land in the Wairarapa and are promptly fined for parking without consent. A satirical novella, free to download as PDF or EPUB.

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In the Meantime (2026)

Investing in a more tribal, less rational world. Written for the Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum. Free to read online.

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Leonardo's Legacy (2025)

Why investment professionals must become civilisational stewards. Written for the first Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum. Free to read online.

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