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The New Zealand Institute welcomes the introduction of the KiwiSaver scheme as a step in the right direction. The introduction of a scheme to encourage household savings is a long overdue addition to the New Zealand policy landscape. Read more

The proposal to extend the adult minimum wage to 16 and 17 year olds may be well-intentioned, but it is likely to adversely affect the employment and training of young workers. Read more

The labour market is like any other market: pay and conditions are largely determined by supply and demand, rather than through a power struggle between employees and employers. Geoff Hogbin exposes the fallacies behind the arguments for labour regulation, and makes the case for a freely functioning labour market as the best protection for employers and employees alike. Read more

This submission is made by the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), an organisation comprising primarily chief executives of major New Zealand business firms. The purpose of the NZBR is to contribute to the development of sound public policies that reflect overall New Zealand interests. Because of the size of its member companies, few of them have a direct interest in Unlisted. Read more

New Zealand is not on track to lift its average living standards relative to Australia or the OECD average. The BPS is based on a projected annual average rate of growth in real GDP of only 2.8 percent during the five years to March 2010. Read more

Provisionally entitled Te Oranga o te Iwi Maori: A Study of Maori Economic and Social Progress, the book will look at factors and institutions that have influenced Maori development and ways of building on past achievements. The first Working Paper, Maori Economic Development: Glimpses from Statistical Sources, was undertaken by Wellington-based Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. Read more

Dancing with the stars? Is the second paper in a series that forms part of the New Zealand research project on ‘Creating a global New Zealand economy’. Read more

I sometimes describe my cultural and economic point of view as being that of a cultural optimist; that is, I expect the future in a commercial economy to bring us more choices and more diverse choices. If we put aside the concerns of the current day and look back at world history, it has been the globalising eras that have brought us cultural diversity. Read more

No country is an island is the first paper in a series that forms part of the New Zealand Institute’s research project on ‘Creating a global New Zealand economy’. Read more

'The rule of law' is at once one of the most persistent and mysterious phrases in jurisprudence. I am not aware of anyone who is opposed to the rule of law. Read more