From mouse on the rates blog comes this awesome quote: It looks like Infometrics have been Smoking some “Green Shoots”. Given I work at Infometrics, this quote is going to make its way onto my wall. Bloody brilliant
Monthly Archive: August 2009
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Aug
13
2009
Supersize NZ
I had forgotten about this, but a while back CIS released a booklet with a few essays on “how to supersize NZ” (as in make the economy bigger, not supersize in the McDonalds sense). It was called Supersize New Zealand: A collection of essays on how to improve New Zealand’s public policy. Of course I’m …
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Aug
13
2009
Tax and recovery: Two ways Bill English is correct
Whale Oil is unhappy with Bill English mentioning a capital gains tax. Specifically he says: In times of recession it isn’t that the government should be looking for more taxes. But there are two reasons why I think Bill English is correct at the moment. Bill English appears to be saying that he wants income …
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Aug
12
2009
Desperate bleg: GST
I need you guys to answer a question for me. Bill English said: If you want to stop people spending more, put GST up, but of course that has a big impact on people, particularly on lower incomes, so it’s not a straightforward issue. Now the first bit is a bit dodgy – putting up …
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Aug
12
2009
Subsidises and complaints
Over at the Standard they have made an inference I agree with, namely that a subsidy doesn’t just increase consumer surplus, but they have taken it in a way I disagree with. Given I have no time I will just pull my comments out of the blog and put them here I agree with Tom …
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Aug
12
2009
More on exchange rate targeting
Now in the short term a look at the exchange rate is important for a monetary authority – as it is part of the “inflation targeting” framework. This is because a stronger dollar implies a lower prices level, which may in turn influence expectations of inflation or the credibility of the central bank to maintain …
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