Tagged: business economics

How productive are we? - The Dismal Science

Donal Curtin • Mar 19, 2014 •

• business economics,
• New Zealand economy,
• productivity,
• statistics

Yesterday Stats came out with the latest productivity statistics. They're very important numbers: in the long run, it's productivity that largely determines our standard of living, and if you've ever engaged, or want to engage, with why incomes here se... Read More

The economics of Game of Thrones - The Dismal Science

Donal Curtin • Jan 09, 2013 •

• business economics,
• economics,
• telecoms

I'm a reader, the old-fashioned kind. The house is full of books, there's a stack of unread ones beside the bed and a Unity Books loyalty card in my wallet, I've got accounts with Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, and The Book Depository (NB no postage charges to New Zealand). I've got nine library books currently checked out, and … Read More