Economics
Marilyn Waring on her time in Parliament: 'I wasn’t able to stomach the place'
Author, economist and recovering politician Marilyn Waring talks to host James Nokise about activism, feminism and the etiquette of eating fried dumplings. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio
Dr David Halpern: When nudging isn't enough anymore
Dr David Halpern, an experimental psychologist, was part of the original nudge unit put together by the British government to address policy challenges where human behaviour was a key component. Audio
Universal Basic Income: would it work?
A new study has found a Universal Basic Income may not work - that is it can't alleviate poverty and be economically viable at the same time. Audio
Tumblin' Down
Not that long ago, the New Zealand economy was built on sheep, sheep and more sheep. We were asking for economic trouble and in the late 1960s, we got it. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
Julie Fry: mythbusting New Zealander's attitudes about ambition
Julie Fry is herself quite ambitious. She's a consulting economist who spends time between New York and Motueka. Together with Hayden Glass, who's equally qualified and ambitious, they have written… Audio
'Planet Money': The Land of Duty Free
I've always been a bit of a sucker for the duty free shop at the airport. And I'm not alone...the global duty free market is worth an estimated US$70 billion a year and that's predicted to rise to… Audio
Marilyn Waring: still counting the value of women's unpaid work
The government's approach to welfare and work continues to ignore the largest labour market in every economy in the world, former National MP and groundbreaking feminist economist Dr Marilyn… Audio
Tim Hazledine: time to give Kiwibank teeth
Professor Tim Hazledine of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland says the government should give Kiwibank the power to compete aggressively on price against the local… Audio
America's vanishing middle class
Professor Peter Temin applies a well-known economic model to outline a two track economy - one that is educated with good jobs, and another much larger sector where people are burdened with debt and… Audio
Markets Update for 27 August 2018
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
World Economics: Brexit and Trade Wars
Nights' Economist Brian Easton is back with us once again. Tonight he's discusses world economic trends and if we can predict them. Audio
Concerns economic activity slowing: survey
The services sector - including businesses like banking and insurance - has hit a 5 year downturn.
Calls to rethink Akld's economy
Auckland could be billions of dollars better off with much lower carbon emissions if it shifted to a more sustainable economic model. The Sustainable Business Network has analysed what would happen if… Audio
Nights' Pundit-Economics
Nights' Economist, Brian Easton questions whether the Labour-led Government will significantly change economic policy from the one that the previous National Government bequeathed them. Audio
Bronwyn Coate: why Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' broke records
Is art really worth the value it reaches at auction? Take Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi - that fetched $US450m at a Christie's auction recently. Or in NZ, a Colin McCahon work recently broke the… Audio
Bo Rothstein: how refugees are helping Sweden's economy
Swedish political scientist Professor Bo Rothstein says Sweden's economy is booming and it could be because of the number of refugees the country takes, more than any other per capita. This is despite… Audio
Paul Mason: a post-capitalist world
Economics journalist Paul Mason says globalisation has created a whole new class of working people and the world is on the verge of a post-capitalism where work is being reinvented. Audio
'There’s no such thing as fair austerity'
An emerging school of economics, modern monetary theory, says surpluses can be a bad thing, and a country with a fiat currency can never run out of money. Audio
RNZ correspondents unpick budget reactions
Our political editor, Jane Patterson and our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara unpick the budget. Audio
Nights' Pundit - Economics
Independent scholar Brian Easton on the distributional consequences of policy change and why they are often overlooked. Audio