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Trump Presidency will do more harm than good to NZ – bar one tech-nicality

The tech sector’s pivot to Donald Trump was an especially odd aspect of a decidedly odd American presidential election. Silicon Valley’s tech sector had previously seemed populated by centrist Democrats – Peter Thiel aside. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

Newsroom

3 December, 2024

Rate cuts mask New Zealand’s productivity crisis

Last week, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 percent. In contrast, the RBA kept Australia’s cash rate on hold at its last meeting. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

The Australian

3 December, 2024

Another offering in the underwhelming history of economists’ open letters

Economists’ open letters don’t have that great of a track record. In 1981, some 364 economists warned against UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s fiscal policies. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

The Post

2 December, 2024

The House That Luxon Built

New Zealand is building its way out of its housing crisis. A few years ago, the island nation was synonymous with unaffordability. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Quadrant

30 November, 2024

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