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Motu researchers on the case against democracy, the phantom poll swings, Piketty and housing capital, why the peasants were better off than you, weapons of math destruction, what a Donald Trump academic article would look like and more
Each week interest.co.nz ask people for their top ten reading hints for Friday and the weekend. Today's Top 10 is a guest post from Loic Henry, Kate Preston, Nathan Chappell and Eyal Apatov, some Motu research analysts. More...
JAFA Inequality
Economist Brian Easton's most recent column is based on a chapter by Omonlyi Alimi, David Mare and Jacques Poot, ‘Income Inequality in New Zealand Regions’, in a recent book.
Motu offers Maori research boost
Economic and public policy research firm Motu is offering students of Maori descent a one-year $10,000 scholarship to help with work on an Honours, Masters or PhD thesis. More at Waatea News...
Rod Oram: Agriculture's great opportunity to lead the low carbon race.
New Zealand is unique in the world when it comes to agriculture and climate change, our government and farmers tell us. No we aren't, the United Nation's scientists prove to us. More from the Sunday Star…
Low biological emissions future for NZ red meat sector
MeatExportNZ has a thorough article about the release of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report on Climate Change and Agriculture. You can read it here.
Parliament gets an environmental 'reality check'
Parliament's independent environmental watchdog has issued what she calls a "reality check" about the urgent need to reduce agricultural emissions. Check out Motu's Suzi Kerr and Jan Wright (the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment) on…
Emissions Trading Scheme 'not the silver bullet' for agriculture emissions, says commissioner
The NZ Herald reported on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's climate change and agriculture report and quoted Suzi Kerr here.
Apartments slowly entering first-home buyer psyche: myvalocity
An article from stuff.co.nz, quoting Arthur Grimes. First-home buyers are buying more apartments and flats, but the Kiwi dream of a standalone house is still strong. New data shows that nearly a quarter of all sales to…
Consumption 'better measure' of Kiwis' wellbeing - study
An article from the TVNZ website about Motu's recent working paper. Consumption rather than income is a more accurate predictor of how satisfied people are, according to a study that looked at New Zealand data. Co-author Dr…
Drivers of urban change: Wellington Region - Arthur Grimes
How can our cities provide a desirable, prosperous, socially inclusive, healthy and environmentally sustainable way of life? This presentation brings together the views of key decision-makers and cutting-edge research, exploring the issues of compact vs.…
