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Dec 19, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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Data spotlight: GDP revisions, round 2
GDP growth tends to be revised up over time. One reason may be that the initial estimates haven’t been good at capturing population growth.
Nov 27, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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People hate inflation
And they don’t always think of ‘inflation’ in the same way that economists do.
Nov 17, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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An occasional history of dairy exports
Before the NZ-China free trade agreement, few of our 'key' markets proved to be reliable.
Oct 28, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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The Economics Prize is no-bull
And what’s so great about a “real” Nobel Prize anyway?
Oct 13, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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Diversity straining
As a commodity exporter, we can spread our risk across markets, but not across prices.
Sep 29, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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It's a long way to the top
Can the New Zealand economy regain its 'rockstar' status - and did we ever have it?
Sep 8, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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Flashback to the future
Worries about the threat to “monetary sovereignty” from cryptocurrencies are based on outdated thinking.
Aug 25, 2024
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Michael Gordon
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