Bank economists
After Michael Cullen attacked bank economists as talking up their own banks’ interests, the SST has looked at whether it is true. Extracts: “It’s absolute bollocks,” says Westpac chief economist...
View ArticleThe costly bureaucracy
The Herald and the Dom Post report on a paper by ANZ National Bank chief economist Cameron Bagrie. The paper looks at how much spending actually goes into back-office costs rather than front-line...
View ArticleBagrie on NZ economy
Stuff reports: While parts of the rest of the world are still wallowing in recession, New Zealand in recent months has had a significant number of economic bright spots that could see the country reach...
View ArticleBagrie on NZ economy
Stuff reports: The year ahead will be one of “pure economic expansion” for New Zealand, says ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie. He cites falling unemployment, strong net migration, steady salary...
View ArticleBagrie says Joyce was right
Cameron Bagrie writes: Steven Joyce is going to be proved right. There is a fiscal hole and a softening economy is making it wider. I don’t like the term fiscal hole. Good policy should dominate over...
View Article“Joyce was right”– economist
Stuff reports: On The AM Show on Friday, economist Cameron Bagrie said the Government was facing “fiscal challenges” after host Duncan Garner asked if there would indeed be a hole in the years ahead...
View ArticleThe debt problem
Cameron Bagrie writes: Net government debt looks to be headed well above 50 per cent of GDP and is on an unsustainable path. A lot of other countries are in a worse predicament, but they don’t carry...
View ArticleBagrie on WCC and rates
Cameron Bagrie writes: Wellington City Council needs to get with the programme.The increase in rates should be zero. Not 4.9 per cent, or 2.15 per cent, which whilst down from the previously proposed...
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Education Reports and an apology to Kiwiblog People
Earlier this week I did a horrible job of loading onto Kiwiblog two reports on the NZ Education system I had completed with some fantastic contributors. I have had a good number of emails from KBers...
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