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Land tax: easier to impose on all residential property, then allow a rebate
Arthur Grimes spoke to NBR Radio about land taxes. "It might be tidier for the government to impose a general land tax and not just one aimed at foreigners, one of New Zealand's leading experts on…
Apr 27, 2016
Commentary on Morgan Foundation NZ ETS Report
Expert commentary collated by the Science Media Centre on the Morgan Foundation's report into the rise of questionable carbon credits provided by the Ukraine and Russia in 2011-12, and New Zealand’s use of these ‘hot air’…
Apr 18, 2016
Adam Jaffe in NY Times on patents and innovation
Adam was interviewed by Eduardo Porter from the New York Times for his story, Lifting the Patent Barrier to New Drugs and Energy Sources. This discusses finding a different way to spur innovation and disseminate new…
Apr 12, 2016
interest.co.nz's Top 10 Reads for the Weekend
Motu research analysts on why Middle America should be angry, saving the EU, middle class housing projects, the TPPA, the animated Panama Papers & more
Apr 8, 2016
Single Australasian Housing Market Coverage
A new study by by Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy, Arthur Grimes, and Mark Holmes looked at real house prices (official house prices adjusted by a consumer price index) in sixteen cities in Australia and New Zealand. The following…
Mar 30, 2016
Wellington set to miss emissions target
Suzi Kerr commented on this story by Kate Pereyra-Garcia from RNZ National.
Mar 30, 2016
Going Places - new BWB Text looks at migration
Going Places: Migration, Economics and the Future of New Zealand by Julie Fry and Hayden Glass looks at the economic contribution of migration to and from New Zealand. It uses a wide range of research from Motu and…
Mar 17, 2016
Motu Research Analyst Top 10 Reads
Motu research analysts on Auckland NIMBYs, the uneven US recovery, driverless cars, the Robin Hood of science, the cheating economy & more at interest.co.nz.
Mar 4, 2016
Former Reserve Bank chair Grimes hits back over insulation 'error' claim
One of New Zealand's top economists has dismissed a claim that a report he co-authored led to the benefits of insulating rental properties being overstated. Under proposed legislation all state houses and government subsidised social housing…
Mar 3, 2016
IRANZ Connections 14
IRANZ Connections is the magazine for the Independent Research Association of New Zealand. An article on our household emissions research appears in issue 14.
Feb 26, 2016
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