A Budget for our Times

Gareth MorganEconomics, Tax and Welfare

It was a nothing budget and that’s precisely what’s needed – at least insofar as government spend, revenue and balance is concerned. If taxes had been raised significantly then austerity  would have risked a recession; if spending had been ramped … Read More

My views on the 2012 budget

Gareth MorganEconomics

Video Transcript Interviewer: Gareth, the government’s budget is coming up on 24th May and they’ve said it will be their second consecutive budget with no new spending. Is there an argument in times like this for the government to actually be … Read More

House prices a cancer for the economy

Gareth MorganEconomics

[message_box  color=”red”]This article has been updated an located here – Policy at the root of housing problem in NZ[/message_box]   It is no coincidence that around the world attention has turned to how an economic recovery can be garnered against … Read More

Election Battle Lines Drawn Over NZ Economy

Gareth MorganEconomics, Tax and Welfare

Last Monday’s televised leaders’ debate demonstrated that the greatest difference between the main protagonists for government are over economic policy. Election Battle Lines Drawn Over NZ Economy was last modified: December 15th, 2015 by Gareth Morgan

Listener Feature Article: Avoiding Armageddon

Gareth MorganEconomics

LISTENER COVER FEATURE OCTOBER 18 2008 How bad is the global economic fallout likely to get and how will it affect us here? As the world grapples with crumbling financial institutions that threaten to bring economies to their knees, the … Read More