Eric Crampton
Labour announces new sovereign wealth fund
Labour has laid out its plan to grow businesses while also giving the Government a new revenue stream, with a proposed sovereign wealth fund. Simplicity co-founder Sam Stubbs and chief economist from… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 30th September 2025
In today's episode, ten kiwi chicks being monitored in Makara, near Wellington, have grown to be big enough to fight off predators, an emergency consultant says targets for ED wait times help the… Audio
Trump repeats threat of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films
Donald Trump has repeated his threat to impose a one hundred percent tariff on foreign movies - a threat that economists say will be hard to follow through with. Economist Eric Crampton spoke to… Audio
What happens at an economists' conference?
Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative thinktank Eric Crampton joins Emile Donovan Audio
America's foreign student fiasco
New Zealand universities are being urged to seize the day when it comes to America's turmoil over foreign students. Audio
What are betting markets and are they more accurate than polling?
A Frenchman called Theo is estimated to have made over $85 million US after placing bets on President Trump ultimately triumphing over Kamala Harris. Audio
The Panel with Stephen Franks & Verity Johnson (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Mark Leishman and panellists Stephen Franks & Verity Johnson discuss the logo row in Parliament and results from the biggest trial of Universal Basic Income to date. Verity… Audio
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
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?
AudioUnemployment 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 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.
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