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On television early yesterday evening I saw a well-known presenter give Budget 2017 an 8 out of 10 for massaging the electorate. A subtitle read “something for everyone”. Read more
There are a lot of dumb cases for tax cuts. I’ll try not to make one of those here, but let’s cover those dumb ones off first Today’s dumb case for tax cuts was once a smart case for them – in the 1970s. Read more
A good mythbusting takes on the things we know that aren't so. There's plenty of popular misperception out there in need of it. Read more
What will Britain look like after Brexit? This is the dominant question in British politics right now. Read more
The Commerce Commission is nothing if not clever. While it kept everyone busy watching for its rulings on media mergers, it quietly cornered the market on competition policy conferences. Read more
It is too easy to take prices for granted – in part because nobody invented them. If somebody had invented prices as a way of making sure that goods, services, capital and workers wind up, for the most part, getting to the places where they are most needed, that hero would have commemorative statues everywhere. Read more
Businesses that fail as badly as government does would go bankrupt. But when government screws up, it gets more power instead. Read more
Executive Director Dr Oliver Hartwich spoke to Sydney's ABC TV on the Kiwi economy - and how it is facing many of the same headwinds as Australia. He discusses migration, housing and trade. Read more
You may be in a spot of trouble if you ever really wind up having to kill two birds with the throw of one stone. It is a tricky shot to pull off. Read more
Is it really economic good sense for the goverment to sponsor golf tournaments? The New Zealand Initiative's Head of Research Dr Eric Crampton chats with Jim Mora on Radio New Zealand's 'The Panel'. Read more