How the Prospect Theory of Behavioural Economics Makes Economic Analysis Difficult
Read MoreEconomic Progress May Not Add To Wellbeing
The Meaning of MAGA
The Dangers of Delusions of Grandeur
Read MoreProperty Rights and the Treaty Principles Bill
Property rights – which enable decisions over tangible and intangible assets – are critical to an economy as Why Nations Fail pointed out.
Read MoreWe Are Not Listening
The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.
Read MoreThe End of Austerianism?
Does the Autumn 2024 British budget point to a change in fiscal strategies?
Read MoreTrump's Comeback: It's a new, strongman era, 'whether they like it or not'
Donald Trump’s comeback is an historic achievement that re-writes the laws of politics and sets the United States on a new course it hasn’t seen for generations and that will test the guardrails of democracy
Read MoreIt’s not (just) about the economy, stupid.
The polls say economics is the #1 issue for Americans but the debate seems to be a culture war for the soul of the United States. Thing is, they’re all different sides of the same anger and there’s data to prove it
Read MoreOur Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
A new book challenges how we need to think about technological innovation.
Read MoreWhy Nations Fail
This year’s Nobel awards in economics raise critical issues about the future of the world.
Read MoreHealthcare is Not in Crisis; Financing it Is.
Healthcare sector management needs to break away from its obsession with financial information and focus on funding for access.
Read MoreLaw and Order; An Economics Perspective
What might the public’s increasing demands for safety and security tell the economist?
Read MoreIs the New Zealand’s Retirement Strategy Sustainable?
Today’s mañana strategy will lead to a crisis for the oldest elderly.
Read MoreHow has the New Zealand economy been doing?
Stagnation and Contraction
Read MorePricing Road Usage
Congestion pricing is easier said than done.
Read MoreIn Open Seas; A Book
Have We an Infrastructure Deficit?
An Infrastructure Commission report says we are keeping up with infrastructure better than we might have thought from the grumbling. But the challenge of providing for the future remains.
Read MoreThe Principles of the Treaty
Hardly anyone says what are ‘the principles of the treaty’. The courts’ interpretation restrain the New Zealand Government. While they about protecting a particular community, those restraints apply equally to all community in a liberal democracy – including a single person.
Read MoreTrading Towards a Multipolar World
.AUKUS is a backward-looking policy. The World needs to move forward.
Read MoreShould Social Media Help Fund News Providers?
The underlying economics of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill rests on intellectual property rights.
Read MoreHierarchy or Colleagues?
The claim that there are currently 14 layers of management at Health New Zealand, raises wider issues of how we organise systems.
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