Universal Basic Income debate
The Project covered The Opportunities Party announcement of providing a UBI for 18-23 year olds. The Initiative's Chief Economist Dr Eric Crampton contributed to the debate. Read more
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The Project covered The Opportunities Party announcement of providing a UBI for 18-23 year olds. The Initiative's Chief Economist Dr Eric Crampton contributed to the debate. Read more
The New Zealand Initiative has released its new research plan for 2017 through to 2020. The aim is the same as our previous research plans – to shape the policy agenda and tackle the big issues facing our country. Read more
The New Zealand Initiative is New Zealand's leading think tank. The Initiative produces accessible, evidence-based research (available in print and online) with a focus on policy areas we believe are vital for a free and prosperous New Zealand. Read more
I thought that having a UK celebrity chef tell us that our kids are too fat and that anyone against a sugar tax deserves a slap would have gone down as well as a sous vide burger. I was wrong. Read more
This week, members of the Law and Economics Association were treated to dinner and a show. Or something close to it. Read more
If the Government wants its announced increase to the Accommodation Supplement to do any good, it had better have some policies ready to help increase housing supply. Otherwise, landlords are likely to be the main beneficiaries. Read more
It may not have caught your attention but New Zealand is in the grips of a tragic health disaster. Is this a particularly deadly new strain of the flu? Read more
Cold hard data will not put breakfast on the table. It will not be a source of comfort and advice when there is no one else to talk to. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton discusses his latest Interest.co.nz column on employing alternative facts with Larry Williams on Newstalk ZB.
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You already know about Schrödinger’s Cat: the imaginary cat trapped in a box with a device that may, or may not, have already killed the cat. The cat is then simultaneously dead and alive, from the position of someone outside of the box. Read more