Tagged: New Zealand Initiative

Playing in the SandPit - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Jul 28, 2015 •

• charity,
• Education,
• eminent domain,
• New Zealand Initiative,
• Regulation,
• welfare

I've been blogging a bit over at The Sandpit - the NZ Initiative's blog. A few recent highlights there:Eminent domain is not nearly as awesome as the latest Productivity Commission report makes out.Notes from my chat with Bryan Crump at Nights on Radio... Read More

Times Tables - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Jun 24, 2015 •

• Christchurch Press,
• clippings,
• Education,
• New Zealand Initiative

Me at The Press on the Initiative's numeracy report:The Numeracy Project, as it was called, had some really great elements. Rather than simply rote learning facts, students would also build their understanding of why six by nine is 54 and alternative strategies for figuring it out. Those alternative strategies can really help when trying to multiply larger figures … Read More

Debating the case for economic growth - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Apr 08, 2015 •

• growth,
• New Zealand Initiative

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

From Red Tape to Green Gold - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Mar 23, 2015 •

• mining,
• New Zealand Initiative

Those in Wellington might wish to join us on Monday night for the launch of Jason Krupp's report on regulatory reform in mining. Jason shows that we're well inside the production-possibilities frontier: we could get both more mining and better env... Read More

For more Cramptony goodness…. - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Nov 08, 2014 •

• New Zealand Initiative

I've not been good about copying over to the blog the bits I contribute to the NZ Initiative's weekly Insights newsletter. Here's my piece from last week's newsletter. You can subscribe here. Enjoy!We moved to New Zealand over a decade ago because I reckoned it the world’s least mad country: the Outside of the Asylum. It tops my informal … Read More

Wellington-bound - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • May 20, 2014 •

• New Zealand Business Roundtable,
• New Zealand Initiative

I am very pleased to announce that I'm moving to Wellington to serve as Head of Research for the New Zealand Initiative. I'll begin there in August, with precise timing depending on our sorting out moving from Christchurch.I'm really looking forward to working with the team there. In addition to the great set of projects they have lined up, … Read More