Book review: Time for Socialism
Hi all – below is the text version of our book review of Thomas Piketty’s “Time for Socialism“. The video can be found here. Would be keen for thoughts, and if there are other books people want reviewed.
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ECON130 Week 2: Consumer theory
/in ECON 130, VUW EconomicsHello again everyone. This week a different lecture is coming in to discuss economics with you – he’s great and you are all going to have a wonderful time. I cannot link your lecturer’s slides here – but he is covering similar ground to other years. As a result, here is the Wednesday and Thursday […]
The economic impact of the coronavirus in New Zealand
/in COVID-19, Disasters, New Zealand EconomicsIn a recent post I discussed the impact on the broad economy associated with the coronavirus. However, this is only a starting point for thinking about economic impacts – the next question is how we can understand the composition of the shocks, how we can measure this in real time, and how we can consider […]
RBA: Reserve Bank of Air New Zealand??
/in Industrial economics, New Zealand EconomicsThis article was originally posted at Interest.co.nz in 2013. The ideas are timeless 😉 Imagine being able to print your own currency. Click a button, add a few zeros and voila you’ve increased the money supply. The Reserve Bank can do it, and, believe it or not in a similar vein so too can Air […]
“Left Youtube” is overusing the labour theory of value
/in Income inequality, Macroeconomics, Political economyWhile I have been MIA over the last four years a lot has changed on the internet and in terms of economic and social discourse. The weird infatuation of the alt-right with “globalists” and nonsensical economic arguments is particularly upsetting – and I’ll be discussing how the decline in persuasiveness of economists has helped these types […]
Why my work week should be shorter
/in Labour economicsPeople, who are in labour force, generally spend one third of their daily time at work. A lot of them find working five days a week quite stressful and there are various reasons for it. I often question myself how the counterfactual of my work-life balance might look like to keep me motivated at work […]