Eric Crampton • Jun 09, 2017 •
A new paper out in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows there’s an association between children drinking non-dairy milk, as opposed to cow’s milk, and lower heights. It would be tempting to take these results and make a case for ending Canadian dairy supply management, but there are better reasons for ending Canadian supply management. The press … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 15, 2017 •
By James Ward, University of South Australia; Keri Chiveralls, CQUniversity Australia; Lorenzo Fioramonti, University of Pretoria; Paul Sutton, University of Denver, and Robert Costanza, Australian National University Our economy and society ultimately depend on natural resources: land, water, material (such as metals) and energy. But some scientists have recognised that … Read More
Michael Reddell • May 31, 2016 •
New Zealand’s population is estimated to have risen by 11.8 per cent in the last decade (much of it in the last three years). The starting point for that estimate is reasonably well-anchored: I used the population numbers for the March quarter of 2006, and the 2006 Census happened in that month. The end-point (March 2016) is only a Statistics … Read More
Eric Crampton • Jun 16, 2015 •
What's the cost of bad urban planning policies? About 9.5% of GDP as a first cut, according to new work by Chang-Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti at NBER.What's the mechanism? When productive cities make it hard to accommodate new workers, whether because of restrictive zoning downtown preventing densification or restrictions on the urban fringe, workers who could otherwise be … Read More
Eric Crampton • Apr 08, 2015 •
If you're in Wellington on 16 April, do join us for a fun evening. Chris Bishop, David Clark and James Shaw will be debating the Case for Economic Growth. I'll lead off with a brief discussion of the report, then we'll find out what the politicians mak... Read More
Eric Crampton • Mar 16, 2015 •
Jenesa Jeram and I have an essay out explaining the merits of economic growth. We released the piece at this year's New Zealand Initiative annual retreat last night in Auckland, with Finance Minister Bill English discussing economic growth as part of the launch. An excerpt from our essay:3.1 GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: RICHER AND CLEANER For most pollutants, it got worse before … Read More
Eric Crampton • Dec 11, 2014 •
Whenever a small country gets mentioned specifically in an international report, that report there gets noticed. A new OECD working paper claims that income inequality hurts economic growth, and particularly hurt New Zealand growth. Note that this is ... Read More
Bill Kaye-Blake • Jan 23, 2014 •
And so a new year begins. Okay, we’re almost a month in, but this is the week that New Zealand really comes back from summer holidays (and even now there are a few empty chairs in the office). That means it is time for looking ahead to what we can accomplish this year. Rod Oram, […] … Read More
Gareth Renowden • Jul 10, 2011 •
Geoff Ross, founder of vodka maker 42 Below, explains the thinking behind the Pure Advantage campaign, launched last week to persuade New Zealand that “green growth” is the best way (some might say the only credible way) for the NZ economy to develop [Herald, Stuff]. Pure Advantage is the brainchild of a group of NZ [...] … Read More