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What is the value of cycling?🍋
An avid cyclist explores the economics of cycling in New Zealand
Jun 4
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Geoff Simmons
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Social opportunity cost vs. social rate of time preference [part 2/2]🍋
The NZ Treasury's new approach to public-sector discount rates applied to risky projects
May 19
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Martin Lally
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Social opportunity cost vs. social rate of time preference [part 2/2]🍋
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Social opportunity cost vs. social rate of time preference [part 1/2]🍋
The NZ Treasury's new approach to public-sector discount rates applied to risk-free projects
May 19
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Martin Lally
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Social opportunity cost vs. social rate of time preference [part 1/2]🍋
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2B RED: From down home🍋
Reviews of books by New Zealand authors
May 14
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Grant Scobie
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Has the Treasury produced a lemon?🍋
New discount rates for cost-benefit analysis
Apr 19
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Dieter Katz
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Is a rail link between North & South Islands really "essential"?🍋
Dec 26, 2023
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Dave Heatley
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Is a rail link between North & South Islands really "essential"?🍋
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Environment and economics: A marriage of (in)convenience?🍋
Jun 29, 2024
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Simon Upton
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Environment and economics: A marriage of (in)convenience?🍋
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RIP NZ Productivity Commission 2011–23🍋
Dec 2, 2023
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Dave Heatley
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RIP NZ Productivity Commission 2011–23🍋
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The many prices of carbon🍋
Jan 4, 2024
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Dave Heatley
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Can the Budget look after itself?🍋
The Treasury’s long-term insights briefing
Apr 14
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Patrick Nolan
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Explode, reuse, recycle🍋
The changing economics of space launch
Apr 5
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Dave Heatley
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2B RED: Productivity isn’t everything, but …🍋
NZ agonises over its poor performance. A look to the past offers some useful ideas.
Mar 29
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Grant Scobie
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Announcing the 2025 NZAE Conference — 25-27 June in Wellington🍋
Registrations open 26 March. Abstract submissions now open, closing 2 April
Mar 15
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John Saunders
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Announcing the 2025 NZAE Conference — 25-27 June in Wellington🍋
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Should council rates use land or capital values?🍋
Reporting back on the 11th NZAE member survey
Feb 18
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Dennis Wesselbaum
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How state capacity (or a lack of it) shaped the pandemic's outcomes🍋
Australia's Pandemic Exceptionalism, by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden, has lessons for New Zealand too
Feb 8
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Ron Crawford
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How state capacity (or a lack of it) shaped the pandemic's outcomes🍋
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2B RED: A rainy day at the bach🍋
A few books that might appeal for summer holiday reading
Dec 28, 2024
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Grant Scobie
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KiwiRail myths and realities🍋
KiwiRail is failing to meet even the goals it sets for itself
Dec 22, 2024
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Bronwyn Howell
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KiwiRail myths and realities🍋
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Invitation to participate in research on economic paradigm change & innovation policy🍋
Your response will be appreciated
Dec 20, 2024
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Rowan Conway
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