Asymmetric Information

2B RED: The economics of dictators🍋

Plenty of reading on an endlessly fascinating topic

Feb 28 • Grant Scobie

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Administrative identity is not what matters

What would philosopher Derek Parfit make of the Integrated Data Infrastructure?

Feb 24 • Olivia Wills

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October 2025

Are capital gains taxes fair?🍋

NZ lacks a specific capital gains tax. But introducing one may not increase fairness.

Oct 28, 2025 • Martin Lally

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September 2025

Leading with confidence in the AI era🍋

Join the University of Auckland's free webinar @6pm, Thursday 2 October

Sep 22, 2025 • Hannah Taniwha

2B RED: Kiwiana🍋

Books by or about Kiwis

Sep 16, 2025 • Grant Scobie

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Property rights and competitive prices🍋

Two current flashpoints for the role of government in a market economy

Sep 9, 2025 • Caroline Saunders and Paul Dalziel

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When I'm sixty-four🍋

An economic perspective on ageing

Sep 2, 2025 • Dave Heatley

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August 2025

Information quality, punishments and income inequality🍋

When information is unreliable, punishment often misses its mark

Aug 17, 2025 • Sanket Sen and ProfAnanish

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June 2025

What is the value of cycling?🍋

An avid cyclist explores the economics of cycling in New Zealand

Jun 4, 2025 • Geoff Simmons

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May 2025

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, 2025 • Martin Lally

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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, 2025 • Martin Lally

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2B RED: From down home🍋

Reviews of books by New Zealand authors

May 14, 2025 • Grant Scobie

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