Gaining steam or just hot air: What is the role of hydrogen in decarbonising New Zealandâs economy?
By Bronwyn Wilde To make hydrogen competitive with fossil fuels, the Government would need to use a combination of investment, incentivisation and regulation but these benefits should only apply to certified green hydrogen, produced with renewable energy. The history...
Who controls the global economy in this COVID world?
By Nicolas HĂ©rault Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the worldâs key economic levers. The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a huge shock to the global economy just as we are witnessing a major shift in who calls the shots...
How environmentally friendly is cryptocurrency?
By Peter Howson Bitcoin isnât getting greener: four environmental myths about cryptocurrency debunked. The price of bitcoin has reached US$50,000 (ÂŁ36,095) â another all-time high. Itâs hard to believe that 10,000 bitcoin would only buy a couple of pizzas ten years...
Grasping challenges: Does COVID-19 represent an economic opportunity for New Zealand?
By Gilbert Wong, Miranda Playfair, Margo White & Julianne Evans Covid-19 will continue to change and challenge our economy, culture and society for years to come. But New Zealand has some real advantages as we move beyond the initial disruption and fallout from...
How do we define what is skilled and unskilled labour? đ
New Zealand is currently in the middle of a lockdown as the country attempts to eliminate COVID-19. With this, only essential services are operating. Much of those essential services are everyday things like public transport or food stores. The workers in these areas...
What is behind the recent oil price crash?
By Ben Goldson Having agreed to restrict production in recent years, it appears that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation have been racing to outdo the other in crashing the price of oil. Having agreed to restrict production in recent years, it...
Can New Zealand transition to a plant-based future?
By Grant Galbreath New Zealand needs to fall in love with plant-based foods. Weâre already great at growing plants for food but itâs not plants we seem to get excited about. No self-respecting sausage-sizzle bothers with a veggie option, and eggs-bene just isnât...
The future of work in Aotearoa New Zealand: What future for the young? â¶
As new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence continue to grow in influence the very nature of what work means and how it is organised in the future will be radically reconfigured. Not only are new technologies reshaping the types of jobs available...
Could a recession be just around the corner?
By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, and unemployment is at the lowest level in almost half a century. So why are Wall Street and some economists suddenly worried about a recession? The U.S. economy is growing at...Subscribe by Email
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