Eric Crampton
State spending needs to reduce to pre-Covid levels: Economist
The Chief economist at free market think tank the New Zealand Initiative says state spending needs to reduce to pre-Covid levels.
However, he questions whether blanket reductions at public sector… Audio
How to make sense of a 500 percent rates hike
The Stewart Island resident's rates bill is just the tip of the iceberg. If local councils need more revenue, where else can they get it? Audio
Economic pundit Eric Crampton
Dr Eric Crampton is the chief economist at free-market think-tank the New Zealand Initiative, and a regular economic pundit on Nights. Tonight he joins Mark Leishman to explore some of the less-well… Audio
Should governments be stepping in to save the news media?
Nights regular and chief economist at The New Zealand Initiative Eric Crampton joins the show once again. Tonight he's casting his eye over media funding and regulation. Audio
National's tax policy faces scrutiny
The scrutiny of the National Party's tax plan is forcing the party to dig in with its assurances that it's credible.
It comes as the governing Labour Party, tax and trade experts, dispute the… Audio
Should GST be cut from food?
Nights regular and chief economist with The New Zealand Initiative, Eric Crampton, talks to Mark about the removal of GST from food and how we fund infrastructure. Audio
Subsidies end and new taxes take hold
They say a week's a long time in politics.
But perhaps this week is feeling longer than most for some punters as they get their wallets around various new taxes and the end of old subsidies.
The… Audio
Counting the benefits of big events
The country's been promised big economic benefits from co-hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup. But do the figures stack up? Audio
Unemployment next challenge for economy - expert
Economists say rising unemployment is the new pain set to hurt New Zealand's economy on the back of unexpectedly high inflation figures.
Data for the September quarter shows prices rose by 7.2… Audio
Individual Freedom and Social Responsibility
Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative joins us once again. Tonight he takes a look at the balancing act between individual freedom and social responsibility from a libertarian… Audio
The Week in Detail: Brain drains, All Blacks and student finances
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Detail: Rite of passage or abject poverty?
Two-thirds of students struggle to afford the very basics. Why aren't we doing anything about it? Audio
The Recommencement of History
Francis Fukuyama's influential essay 'The End of History?' announced the triumph of liberal democracy and the arrival of a post-ideological world. I ask Eric Crampton if we're witnessing the… Audio
Who wins and who loses when taxes are cut?
The National Party's promising to cut taxes and raise income tax brackets to match inflation if it wins the Treasury benches next year.
But the Government says that would mean vital services would… Audio
Covid-19: Wealth gap widened in pandemic - research
Research is showing that the wealth gap in New Zealand has grown wider due to the government's Covid-19 policies.
Financial journalist Bernard Hickey has analysed 21 months of data looking at Stats… Audio
Supermarkets and Antitrust
Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative joins us once again. Following the conclusion of The Commerce Commission's set of hearings on competition in grocery retail, Eric takes a… Audio
Libertarian approaches to vaccination
It can be easy to think we know what a political caste thinks about an issue, but it's often not that cut and dried. Dr Eric Crampton is the chief economist of the New Zealand Initiative and he joins… Audio
The Panel with Wendyl Nissen and Sir Ian Taylor (Part 2)
Panellists Wendyl Nissen and Sir Ian Taylor on South Auckland families struggling to access food in lockdown, how to prevent driveway deaths and whether we should bring back hats Audio
The Panel with Julia Whaipooti and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)
Panellists Julia Whaipooti and Mark Knoff-Thomas on why Auckland Libraries are ditching overdue fines, employee rights under lockdown, and why townhouses are all the rage. Audio
Nights Pundit Heritage and The Public Purse
Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative joins us once again. He's been taking a look at Heritage Regulations Should we shift from using regulation to protect heritage, to using… Audio