Asymmetric Information

Are capital gains taxes fair?🍋

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

Oct 28 • 

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 • 

Hannah Taniwha

2B RED: Kiwiana🍋

Books by or about Kiwis

Sep 16 • 

Grant Scobie

3

2

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Property rights and competitive prices🍋

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

Sep 9 • 

Caroline Saunders

 and 

Paul Dalziel

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11

2

When I'm sixty-four🍋

An economic perspective on ageing

Sep 2 • 

Dave Heatley

6

5

August 2025

Information quality, punishments and income inequality🍋

When information is unreliable, punishment often misses its mark

Aug 17 • 

Sanket Sen

 and 

ProfAnanish

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1

1

June 2025

What is the value of cycling?🍋

An avid cyclist explores the economics of cycling in New Zealand

Jun 4 • 

Geoff Simmons

6

3

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 • 

Martin Lally

2

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 • 

Martin Lally

1

1

2B RED: From down home🍋

Reviews of books by New Zealand authors

May 14 • 

Grant Scobie

1

April 2025

Has the Treasury produced a lemon?🍋

New discount rates for cost-benefit analysis

Apr 19 • 

Dieter Katz

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8

2

Can the Budget look after itself?🍋

The Treasury’s long-term insights briefing

Apr 14 • 

Patrick Nolan

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