Eric Crampton • Jul 09, 2014 •
Perhaps satisficing under conditions of low competition can take some of the blame for New Zealand's low productivity rates.Donal Curtin at EconomicsNZ wonders about productivity in our service sector:If business innovation is important for growth... Read More
Eric Crampton • Jan 09, 2014 •
Donal over at Economics New Zealand draws a few lessons from Game of Thrones. Where I'd thought about the economics of Westeros proper, Donal's looking instead at Hollywood and HBO.And then there are the economic lessons from GoT itself.The big lesson ... Read More
Eric Crampton • Oct 23, 2013 •
The government's been worried about construction costs in New Zealand. The Productivity Commission suggested that our bespoke housing markets, caused largely by zoning regulations that restrict larger-scale new developments, help to inflate costs. But ... Read More
Bill Kaye-Blake • Jan 29, 2013 •
This wasn’t supposed to be a monetary policy week, really. It’s just worked out that way. Two bits crossed my desk this morning emphasising the tight conditions, possibly too tight. The NZIER Shadow Board opinion was released this morning. The Board is a group of economists that NZIER has organised to provide peer review of [...] … Read More