Oliver is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Before joining the Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, the Chief Economist at Policy Exchange in London, and an advisor in the UK House of Lords. Oliver holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business administration and a PhD in Law from Bochum University in Germany.
Oliver is available to comment on all of the Initiative’s research areas.
Phone: +64 4 499 0790
What is the difference between a letter and a pizza? Well, we have become used to receiving the former only three times a week. Read more
Steve Keen’s article Could Turnbull be the last of the neoliberal leaders? published on Business Spectator this week deserves a reply. Read more
Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, speaks to 2GB Radio about Australia having taken a holiday when it comes to making meaningful economic reforms when compared to New Zealand. Is this because Australia continues to have an Upper House, or is it failing on behalf of their politicians to explain the need for reforms? Read more
If you are a born optimist, you may have concluded by now that the euro crisis is over. Indeed, we have not heard much about it lately. Read more
Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of New Zealand’s political system in the Key era is its broad stability. That is not to say New Zealand politics is boring or there was no movement in the polls. Read more
The late Ronald Reagan once said “There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination and wonder”. At The New Zealand Initiative we share his optimism. Read more
Many Australians are moving away from the Big Four banks and instead opting to place their money with smaller banks that are offering higher interest rates. Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, provides ABC Radio with insights into monetary policy from both New Zealand and Europe - including recent murmuring from some in Europe to embark on a programme of "Helicopter Money". Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses the OCR with Paul Henry on 10 March 2016. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich explains what he took away from the Australia and New Zealand School of Government's annual conference in Melbourne, August 2015. Read more
Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, joins ABC Radio to provide some insights about the state of democracy across Europe, and why democracy is under threat in Eastern Europe. Read more
Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, joins Paul Henry to discuss whether Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler, will cut the Official Cash Rate. Read more
When businesses make investment decisions, they should make them on their own. Taking risks and reaping the rewards: that is what entrepreneurship is all about. Read more
Last week, I wrote about the political implications of the UK’s forthcoming referendum on EU membership (Cameron’s gamble could destroy his premiership — and the EU, 25 February 2016). Today, let’s take a closer look at what the British are voting on … and why your columnist is not sure what to wish for. Read more
Roger Partridge, chairman of The New Zealand Initiative interviews the think tank's executive director Dr Oliver Hartwich about his Business Spectator column and views on Brexit. Read more
When David Cameron promised a referendum on his country’s membership of the EU, the British Prime Minister probably hoped he would never have to hold it. That was his first miscalculation. Read more