Economics New Zealand

Monday, 11 January 2016

Did we ask the right question?

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Normally I'd take time out early on, to explain some of the telco/regulation jargon, but as I suspect virtually everyone likely to read ...
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Monday, 14 December 2015

Let hard core cartels off the hook? Nah

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The reactions to the news that cartel behaviour will not, after all, be criminalised, have been all over the place. I covered the initial ...
Friday, 11 December 2015

"Hard core" cartelists are criminals

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Earlier this week the government said that it is flagging away criminalising cartels . The rationale was "the significant risk that car...
Monday, 7 December 2015

The dance of the seven veils (economist version)

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..and what I mean is, I'm going to show you a series of graphs, but I'm going to take my time baring all. Here's the first bit...
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Thursday, 3 December 2015

Poorer management, lower productivity. Makes sense

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On Tuesday we had the Productivity Commission's excellent symposium on innovation  and productivity , where one of the main talking poin...
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Friday, 27 November 2015

A visit to a Special Housing Area

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A while back, I saw that a Special Housing Area (SHA) had been set up quite close to us, in Browns Bay. So I went and had a nosey, as you do...
Thursday, 26 November 2015

Good progress by the Aussies

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Sometimes you have to admire the Aussies. First they had the gumption to realise that competitive markets are part of the answer to an eco...
Tuesday, 24 November 2015

The case for market studies - again

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Imagine this: the police view their role as solely responding to complaints. There won't be any patrols to keep areas safe: the police...
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