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Research Note: Lessons from abroad: Singapore’s Covid-19 Containment Model

Singapore has set a high standard for dealing with Covid-19 and despite its decision to enter a lockdown this week, New Zealand can learn a lot from the country, according to a new report Lessons from abroad: Singapore’s Covid-19 containment model from the New Zealand Initiative. Although Singapore has enacted a “circuit breaker” lockdown to defend against some new sources of coronavirus, it could make this choice due to its earlier efforts to identify, control and contain the pandemic threatening its territory. Read more

Leonard Hong

Research Note

8 April, 2020

Media Release: New Zealand could learn from Singapore’s Covid-19 containment model

Wellington, 8 April - Singapore has set a high standard for dealing with Covid-19 and despite its decision to enter a lockdown this week, New Zealand can learn a lot from the country, according to a new report Lessons from abroad: Singapore’s Covid-19 containment model from the New Zealand Initiative. Although Singapore has enacted a “circuit breaker” lockdown to defend against some new sources of coronavirus, it could make this choice due to its earlier efforts to identify, control and contain the pandemic threatening its territory. Read more

Media Release

8 April, 2020

David Law discusses short-time work schemes

Following the release of his report Short-time work to maintain employment, David Law discusses the benefits of short-time work with Kerre McIver on Newstalk ZB.

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Newstalk ZB - Kerre McIvor Mornings

7 April, 2020

The European Non-Union

We all know those newspaper segments which feature a previously famous person. And then we read these articles wondering why we have not heard from them for such a long time, and sometimes we may even be surprised to hear that they are still alive. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom

7 April, 2020

Brace for European financial Armageddon

Milton Friedman was wrong about the euro currency. Before its introduction, the godfather of monetarism predicted Europe’s monetary union would not survive its first recession. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom

24 March, 2020

Coronavirus: Unconventional times call for unconventional economic policy

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Or at least that's what Hunter S. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

The Dominion Post

23 March, 2020

Podcast #7: Dr Bella d'Abrera discusses progressivism’s impact on universities and society

In this week’s episode of the New Zealand Initiative podcast, chief editor Nathan Smith sits down with Bella d’Abrera to discuss the ideas behind the international progressive movement. Dr d'Abrera is the Director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Programme at the Institute of Public Affairs in Melbourne. Read more

Podcast

20 March, 2020

Emergency finance

Fiscal responsibility matters. Being careful guardians of the public purse during good times provides flexibility for dealing with nightmare scenarios. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

Insights Newsletter

20 March, 2020

Media Release: Joint statement from BusinessNZ and The New Zealand Initiative

Wellington, 17 March 2020 - We welcome the Government’s measures to tackle Covid-19 in New Zealand. In particular, we welcome the recently announced travel restrictions, the increased health funding and the support to business. Read more

Media Release

17 March, 2020

What happened to Chimerica?

Nearly a decade ago, historian Niall Ferguson coined the term “Chimerica” to describe what he saw as the obvious and symbiotic relationship emerging between China and America. Most people would laugh today at the idea of the two Pacific heavyweights as economic and political partners. Read more

The National Business Review

16 March, 2020

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