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Measuring public science by dollar value alone 'stupid', says top science adviser
The NBR covers Adam Jaffe's presentation to the NZ Association of Scientists in this article.
Land tax: easier to impose on all residential property, then allow a rebate
Arthur Grimes spoke to NBR Radio about land taxes. "It might be tidier for the government to impose a general land tax and not just one aimed at foreigners, one of New Zealand's leading experts on…
Commentary on Morgan Foundation NZ ETS Report
Expert commentary collated by the Science Media Centre on the Morgan Foundation's report into the rise of questionable carbon credits provided by the Ukraine and Russia in 2011-12, and New Zealand’s use of these ‘hot air’…
Adam Jaffe in NY Times on patents and innovation
Adam was interviewed by Eduardo Porter from the New York Times for his story, Lifting the Patent Barrier to New Drugs and Energy Sources. This discusses finding a different way to spur innovation and disseminate new…
interest.co.nz's Top 10 Reads for the Weekend
Motu research analysts on why Middle America should be angry, saving the EU, middle class housing projects, the TPPA, the animated Panama Papers & more
Why don’t Governments implement growth-maximising fiscal policies?
For years, research has told us that income taxes are worse for economic growth than GST. Governments still, however, raise more money from taxes on personal income than from indirect taxes such as GST. A new…
Single Australasian Housing Market Coverage
A new study by by Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy, Arthur Grimes, and Mark Holmes looked at real house prices (official house prices adjusted by a consumer price index) in sixteen cities in Australia and New Zealand. The following…
Wellington set to miss emissions target
Suzi Kerr commented on this story by Kate Pereyra-Garcia from RNZ National.
Two countries, 16 cities, 5,000km, but only one housing market
Kiwis often talk about the Auckland housing market as if it were a lone wolf, unconnected to anything else in the country. Now, however, economic research shows that not only is Auckland part of New…
Going Places - new BWB Text looks at migration
Going Places: Migration, Economics and the Future of New Zealand by Julie Fry and Hayden Glass looks at the economic contribution of migration to and from New Zealand. It uses a wide range of research from Motu and…
