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This article is an appeal to the media. Speaking to the Journalism Education Association in Wellington recently, prime minister Helen Clark said she wished the New Zealand media were better informed about, among other things, economics. Read more

Actions speak louder than words is the second discussion paper in a research project that the New Zealand Institute is conducting to develop recommendations on New Zealand’s policy response to climate change.

 

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In recent years Nigel Lawson has written extensively on climate change and has argued that policies enhancing the global community's ability to adapt, rather than just those seeking to limit greenhouse gas emissions, are the most affordable and effective response. He has criticised what he identifies as the "religion of eco-fundamentalism" and has instead emphasised the need to focus broadly on solutions that promote social and economic development. Read more

Despite considerable government investment in tertiary education and training, New Zealand has seen sustained and substantial shortages of skill labour. Norman LaRocque looks at the reasons behind this and outlines the policy environment necessary to address the skills deficit. Read more

Taxation generates various administrative, avoidance, compliance and rent-seeking costs. Alex Robson explains how these ‘deadweight losses’ affect the incentives faced by workers and investors to engage in productive economic activity and how moving to a flatter tax structure would reduce these losses and increase economic growth. Read more

The Business Roundtable supports the main features of the current monetary policy framework. It was one of the few business organisations to support the Reserve Bank Act at the time it was adopted by parliament. Read more

The key point of this submission is that the proposals are in breach of the Cabinet’s regulatory analysis requirements. It is up to all the institutions of government, including parliament, to uphold them. Read more

This paper is intended as an introduction to the topic of public policy. Contributing to the development of good public policies for New Zealand is central to the mission of the New Zealand Business Roundtable. Read more

So far yet so close is the sixth paper in a series that forms part of the New Zealand Institute’s research project on Creating a global New Zealand economy. This paper follows on from our first five papers No country is an island, Dancing with the stars?, The flight of the Kiwi, Developing Kiwi global champions, and Competing to win. Read more

The greatest weakness of the BPS is its failure to address the central problem of ensuring the future prosperity of New Zealanders by achieving faster growth in average incomes. This has been the government’s stated ‘top priority’ goal. Read more