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On Thursday I had a choice of evenings. I could go out for a drink with my attractive young visitor from the United Kingdom, or I could attend the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Institute of...
View ArticleEaston on partial sales
Stuff reports: Brian Easton, an economist known for left-of-centre views, is wary the scheme will block future policy options for the electricity sector but supports the benefits it can bring to the...
View ArticleSmellie on income inequality
Patrick Smellie writes at Stuff: It is true New Zealand has become more unequal over the past 30 years but not so true in the past 15 years. The gap between rich and poor widened radically between the...
View ArticleEaston on superannuation age of eligibility
Brian Easton writes at Pundit: I support raising the age of eligibility for NZS but not, primarily, for reasons of fiscal sustainability. Rather it needs to be increased for equity reasons. Longevity...
View ArticleEaston on FPP
Brian Easton writes at Pundit: You may have been surprised at the outcome of the recent British elections, but New Zealand’s experience shows you should not have been surprised that you were surprised...
View ArticleEaston on TPP and copyright
Brian Easton writes at Pundit: The stupidest thing said about the TPP deal – thus far – is the claim that it does not reduce New Zealand’s sovereignty. Of course it does. Agreeing to it will mean New...
View ArticleEaston says NZ should sign the TPP
Politik reports: The veteran centre-left economist and long-time Listener columnist, Brian Easton, has come out saying New Zealand should sign the TPP. In a blog, Mr Easton says that New Zealand...
View ArticleEaston on TPP and sovereignity
Brian Easton writes at Pundit: Allow that we had to give away something, such as increased copyright extensions, for better access for our exports; the real issue for us in the TPPA is that it reduces...
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