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Today Australia lays to rest one of its greatest economists and, with him, a rich chapter of the nation’s economic history. Obituaries are usually about the rich, famous and powerful. Outside …
Geoff Harcourt was one of Australia’s greatest economists and a link back to Keynes’s circle Read More
New Zealand’s central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in seven years as it tries to rein in property prices and inflation. The Reserve Bank of New …
New Zealand raises interest rates for first time in seven years Read More
The duties of a central bank are ever expanding: Lender of last resort, financial regulator, macroeconomic manager… affordable housing agency? That’s the case now in New Zealand, where prime minister …
New Zealand’s central bank is being asked to tackle a housing crisis Read More
A post-Covid divergence in fortunes is leaving women in the trailing leg. Selvin Kwong reports. Jenny is one of many women who lost their jobs or had their hours reduced …
The K in recovery Read More
Watch their final presentation and discussion with our expert panel… View the presentation … and hear our expert panel’s reflections. … and read more about this great project and the …
Project Ruhani Read More
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested that the country should consider moving to a four day work week in order to encourage domestic tourism as the country looks beyond …
Could The 4-Day Work Week Be the Way to Recover From Coronavirus? New Zealand Thinks So. Read More
A photography session for an old carpet? Or two piglets for a kayak? In Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu, people are attempting barters to combat the precarious economic conditions induced …
People in Pacific Island Nations try bartering during pandemic lockdown Read More
Low-income earners, small-business owners and part-time workers are more likely to lose income following a disaster. Middle and high-income earners, full-time workers and owners of larger businesses are far less …
Increased inequality following natural disasters exacerbated by recovery funding, study shows Read More
Governments should prioritise environmental and social factors in their budgets instead of GDP, Iceland’s prime minister has urged, in a call for “an alternative future based on wellbeing and inclusive growth”. Katrin Jakobsdottir emphasised …
Governments should put wellbeing of citizens ahead of GDP in budget priorities, Iceland PM urges Read More
Here I am back… in the Treasury like a recurring decimal – but with one great difference. In 1918 most people’s only idea was to get back to pre-1914. No …
What economic reform thinking might have looked like if we’d bothered to do it. Read More