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Relative quiet on NZ home front still at risk from world events

ANALYSIS: Global geopolitical, economic challenges might reach New Zealand and could put spanner into our economic recovery works.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 27 Nov 2023

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NZ one of least efficient high-income countries at infrastructure

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Economic recovery: Good fiscal policy or RBNZ tightening?

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Performance pressure: parallels between NZ and Germany

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Can we afford to reduce our investment in tertiary education?

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Report card for government handling of economy for past term

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Can we afford our ageing population?

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NZ one of least efficient high-income countries at infrastructure

ANALYSIS: The quality of our infrastructure does not match the level of spending – and bridging this substantial divide will demand more than just a stroke of luck.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 13 Nov 2023

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Economic recovery: Good fiscal policy or RBNZ tightening?

ANALYSIS: Debate on underlying causes of economic cycles key when ascribing reasons for recovery.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 30 Oct 2023

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Can we afford to reduce our investment in tertiary education?

ANALYSIS: New Zealand had the smallest increase in public spending on tertiary education of all the countries we could find data for.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 16 Oct 2023

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Report card for government handling of economy for past term

ANALYSIS: How about B-?The lockdown of the economy was managed well, but the restart could have gone much better.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 02 Oct 2023

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Can we afford our ageing population?

ANALYSIS: As fiscal burden on the state of providing care and superannuation grows, age of eligibility for superannuation will not be sustainable at current levels.