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ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Oral submission on the Treaty Principles Bill

Presented Jan 30, 2025 Kia Ora. Morena. Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou Katoa.   My name is Ananish Chaudhuri. I am Professor of Economics at the University of Auckland. My views are my own and...

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When politicians campaign on competition, be very worried

Targeting big existing businesses may be tempting to politicians, but ensuring market openness will do more good   Eric Crampton writes –  It’s fair to say that economists like competition. It’s also...

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Reviewing Covid experiences and policies

Michael Reddell writes – I’ve spent the last week writing a fairly substantial review of a recent book (“Australia’s Pandemic Exceptionalism: How we crushed the curve but lost the race”) by a couple of...

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Going for growth…..perhaps

The Prime Minister’s speech 10 days or so ago kicked off a flurry of commentary. No one much anywhere near the mainstream (ie excluding Greens supporters) questioned the rhetoric. New Zealand has done...

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Mocking European Statism

I have a special page for humor involving Europe, but I have not added to it since sharing some Brexit humor in 2016. Let’s being the process of catching up with some amusing cartoons and memes mocking...

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Levels of Industrial Policy

In arguments over industrial policy, there’s often a moment where someone makes an assertion like: “Every nation has industrial policy. Even not having an industrial policy is a type of industrial...

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