• Economics

Workers on low incomes are losing out
John HumphreysJune 29, 2009Camberra Times

The Australian Fair Pay Commission decided last July to increase the minimum wage by $1126...

Short-term fixes are a fiscal fallacy
Stephen KirchnerJune 20, 2009

Policymakers in Australia have instinctively reached for the Keynesian playbook in the context of the...

The costs of alcohol: all dollars and no sense
Luke MalpassJune 19, 2009

New Zealand is currently experiencing a great wringing of hands about binge drinking – the...

Golden Rule: Dont Mess with the Taxman
John HumphreysJune 12, 2009

In a bizarre American tax trial, businessman Robert Kahre is being charged with intentionally paying...

Incentivising welfare
John HumphreysJune 12, 2009NZ Centre for Political Research

The Key government campaigned on reforming welfare, but as the recession bites deeper we shall...

Australia’s recession in perspective
John HumphreysJune 4, 2009Open Forum

A few weeks ago I suggested that we should be relatively optimistic about the Australian...

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