Asymmetric Information

2B RED: On the matter of maps🍋

Learning from your atlas

Jun 13 • Grant Scobie

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Vale Lew Evans🍋

Lew Evans ONZM is remembered as an economist, colleague, mentor and farmer

Jun 4 • Judy Kavanagh

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April 2026

Position vacant: Editor-in-chief, NZ Economic Papers🍋

Applications now open, closing 18 May 2026

Apr 15 • Evie Truong

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2B RED: By and about economists and economics🍋

Sticking to my knitting

Apr 4 • Grant Scobie

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March 2026

Something Must Be Done. This Is Something.🍋

Dave Heatley writes that the politics of fuel shocks so often outruns the economics

Mar 31 • Dave Heatley

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Obituary: Dennis Rose🍋

The life of a New Zealand economist

Mar 28 • Gary Hawke

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Pear shaped🍋

How would designer Enzo Mari reimagine a pear packing factory?

Mar 21 • Olivia Wills

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Announcing the 2026 NZAE Conference: 1-3 July in Christchurch🍋

Registrations open 25 March. Abstract submissions now open, closing 3 April

Mar 10 • John Saunders

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February 2026

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