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commentaries
Inference and Justice: The Bain Case 13 Dec 2012
Retaining the Age of Qualification for New Zealand Superannuation 20 Jun 2012
Notes on the Euro Crisis and the Global Fiscal Crisis 29 May 2012
Unintended consequences of changing the MMP
electorate-seat rule 24 May 2012
Austerity needs stimulus to work NZ Herald 11 May 2012
New Zealand's overvalued dollar 3 May 2012
Circular Flow Analogy (simple diagram) 4 April 2012
Greece, Germany and the Euro 3 April 2012
New Zealand Superannuation is not akin to a Ponzi Scheme 30 March 2012
Kiwi common sense on public holidays NZ Herald 26 Mar 2012
A tax by another name NZ Herald 15 Mar 2012
For solutions, choose the right words NZ Herald 5 Mar 2012
What to do about inequality NZ Herald 17 Feb 2012
Creating a Welfare Society based on Public Equity Principles 23 Dec 2011
Can we believe the Opinion Polls? 9 June 2011
2011 New Zealand Budget Reflections 20 May 2011
Funding Earthquakes and other Projects 2 Mar 2011
Taxes and Benefits for Families: Current State plus Reform 31 Mar 2010
Tax Reform in Pictures 16 Mar 2010
Taxes and Benefits for Individuals: Current State and Reform Options 6 Mar 2010
Tax Principles - A Need for Public Debate 15 Feb 2010
Personal Income Tax Reform in New Zealand (updated version) 3 Mar 2010
Personal Income Tax Reform in New Zealand 5 Feb 2010
Tax Reform in 2010 20 Jan 2010 (NZ Herald version 22 Jan 2010
Submission on Review of 2003 Holidays Act 21 Aug 2009
Changing the Dole versus Changing the Tax System 1 Jul 2009
(written for Herald in response to this news story and this editorial, but not published)
Pension Age and Life Expectancy 5 Jun 2009
National's New Tax Rates 12 Dec 2008
Replacing the Binge and Bubble Economy 26 Nov 2008 (IFR version 11 Dec 2008)
Helping the Newly Unemployed in the Recession 2 Nov 2008
Wall St trembles but it's not the Big One Independent Financial Review, 25 Sep 2008
Monitoring and Facilitating Sustainable Development 28 Aug 2008
A time to borrow, a time to spend NZ Herald, 7 Aug 2008
Kiwi Saver: is it good public policy? 16 Apr 2008
What do we mean by "Good for the Economy"? 31 Mar 2008
An imminent recession? Be prepared. 26 Mar 2008
Understanding the New Zealand Housing Market 18 Feb 2008 (Herald version written earlier)
Balance of Payments. What's really wrong? 19 Oct 2007 (IFR version 31 Oct 2007)
Climate Change 13 May 2007
Let there be morning light NZ Herald 2 May 2007
Fixing the mess 1 May 2007
Forget the boom and get ready for some gloom 20 Apr 2007
The current state of the New Zealand economy 13 Apr 2007
Welfare support of children 15 Mar 2007
Monetary policy in New Zealand 22 Feb 2007
Previous Items: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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Greece, Germany and the Euro 5 April 2012
Our Oceans Past: an Austronesian Enigma 29 March 2012
On the Role of 'Intellectuals' as an Academic Sub-Species 24 February 2012
Public Ownership of Energy Companies and Water 13 February 2012
Understanding the Great Depression of the 1930s 21 December 2011
Global Debt Crisis 20 December 2011
Elections: A Numbers Game 23 November 2011
Deal-Making is not MMP's Achilles Heel 15 November 2011
MMP Referendum: Using The Second Vote 4 November 2011
Unemployment as a Game of Musical Chairs 3 November 2011
Employing Young People 19 August 2011
Global Balance Sheet Recession 28 July 2011
Exploring The 2011 Referendum on New Zealand's Voting System 15 July 2011
2011 Election Scenario 31 May 2011
Debt Crises in Context 18 May 2011
Funding Earthquakes and other Projects 11 May 2011
Jobless Recovery 4 Feb 2011
Where does the money come from? 2 Feb 2011
Celebrating Our Public Holidays 1 Feb 2011
Taxes and Benefits for Families 1 Apr 2010
Tax Reform in Pictures 17 Mar 2010
Taxes and Benefits for Individuals 8 Mar 2010
Tax Principles - A Need for Public Dialogue 19 Feb 2010
Response to the Prime Minister's Tax Announcement 10 Feb 2010
Personal Income Tax Reform in New Zealand 8 Feb 2010
2025 and All That: the 2009 Brash Report 1 Dec 2009
Tax Reform - What Not To Do 27 Nov 2009
Synopsis of Argument presented in Use It or Lose It 23 Sep 2009
Revising our Statutory Public Holidays 2 Jul 2009
Tax Cuts 2009-2011 1 Apr 2009
Controversy over National's Tax Cuts: a clarification 12 Dec 2008
Controversy over National's Tax Cuts 11 Dec 2008 (larger version of Table 1)
MMP - The Electorate MP Rule 11 Nov 2008
Helping the Newly Unemployed in the Recession 7 Nov 2008
Reasons to vote Green 20 Oct 2008
National's 2008 Tax Reform 30 May 2008
Kiwi Saver: is it good public policy? 16 April 2008
PC 11 April 2008
The Free-Trade Agreement and the Economic Good 7 April 2008
An imminent recession? Be prepared. 20 March 2008
Understanding the Housing Market 19 February 2008
The Reserve Bank's Unfortunate Experiment 22 June 2007
New Zealand's Economic Pressure Cooker 11 June 2007
Dominion Day centenary, 26 September 2007 5 June 2007
New Zealand's 2007 Budget and the Overvalued Dollar 18 May 2007
Fixing the Mess 1 May 2007
Forget The Boom And Get Ready For Some Gloom 30 Apr 2007
Gallipoli; More Than a World War 1 Side-Show 25 Apr 2007
High Interest Rates Encourage Speculative Investment in Housing 24 Apr 2007
The Current State of the New Zealand Economy 23 Apr 2007
Motorway Follies 17 Mar 2006
Academic Page updated 20 Jul 2014
Media Page updated 19 May 2013
Statistical Charts updated 27 Feb 2008
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