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Donal Curtin is an Auckland-based economic consultant. He served for 12 years on the New Zealand Commerce Commission, and was previously chief economist at BNZ.
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Donal Curtin is an Auckland-based economic consultant. He served for 12 years on the New Zealand Commerce Commission, and was previously chief economist at BNZ.Posts by Donal Curtin
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Why are businesses still paying too much for power?
The theory was unbundling electricity monopolies would increase competition and bring down power prices. It didn’t happen...
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Australia vs NZ fiscal policy: who wins the trans-Tasman cup?
Fiscal policy ought to help manage an economy’s ups and downs. So who has played the fiscal policy game best over 20 years?...
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Big, bigger, beastly: How mega corporations threaten global markets
Mega-mergers can deliver a raw deal for consumers and it’s time regulators looked at the real impact...
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3½ reasons why inflation is stubbornly low
Are central bankers really to blame for unusually low inflation? Growth could stay sluggish, despite their monetary policies...
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Is there any scope for multifactor productivity growth?
Productivity has stagnated in Australia and New Zealand, but does that mean we have reached the limit of working smarter?...
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Frydenberg and Robertson need a change of bowling style
When the fast bowlers of monetary policy can’t dislodge economic doldrums, it’s time to draft in some fiscal policy flippers...
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Who’s afraid of big, bad tech?
Accused of privacy breaches and election meddling, big tech is under fire. But are Facebook and Google as bad as critics say?...
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Why the status quo is in for a hard time after COVID-19
When we get to the other side of COVID-19 lockdowns, what, if anything, is likely to change?...
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Why we should push for more near-real-time numbers
COVID-19 kick-started new ways to quickly measure the economic pulse of our nations. And that’s a good thing...
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Why slaying the inflation dragon isn’t good for business
Double-digit inflation was a thing in the 1970s and ’80s. Today, inflation could hit zero – and that’s bad for business...
