Eric Crampton

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Dr Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at The New Zealand Initiative joins the Panel to talk about the economic package released by the government to help mitigate the impact of border restrictions. Audio

Dr Eric Crampton, of the New Zealand Institute, has co-authored a report on why congestion charging works around the world. He explains why to The Panel which is looking at the debate in Wellington… Audio

New Zealand Initiative economist Eric Crampton talks about the government spend up in the infrastructure sector. Audio

For his last visit of 2019 to the RNZ Nights studio, Dr Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at The New Zealand Initiative will draw together some of the themes he's been discussing over the year. Audio

Economist Eric Crampton joins the discussion on whether the film tax breaks would be effective for other industries. Audio

Another discussion about whether a Universal Basic Income would work in New Zealand, this time Susan Edwards piece in Stuff. The interesting thing about this policy is that it is supported by people… Audio

The government is proposing a new, independent office to cost the policies of political parties. Eric Crampton, chief economist for the NZ Initiative, joins us with his take. Audio

The government is being warned that record low unemployment and rising wages are giving the wrong impression, and things are actually much less rosy.

Economists say the numbers out on Tuesday give a… Audio

Our regular pundit, Eric Crampton for The New Zealand Initiative joins us in the studio. Tonight he's taking a look at The Integrated Data Infrastructure and how it might be best used to inform… Audio

New Zealand has been confirmed, by industry sources, as the primary location for a massive new TV series on Lord of the Rings. It is being produced by Amazon and it was a toss up between here and… Audio

Chief economist of the New Zealand Initiative Eric Crampton talks us through his thoughts on the governments recent decision not to pursue a capital gains tax. Audio

It's being suggested grants from the government's Provinical Growth Fund might violate world trade rules that block state subsidies for agriculture. Such subsidies were phased out by the fourth Labour… Audio

We look at the new taxi service to rival Uber, Zoomy now has more than 80,000 app downloads and more than 2000 drivers, but can it become profitable?  Audio

Economist Eric Crampton says anchor projects for the Christchurch rebuild were a terrible idea. He talks about that and the government's announcement about the Metro Sports Facility project in the… Audio

The sugar tax: is it worth it? Audio

The public policy think tank, the New Zealand Initiative, says this country is still under-prepared for the next big earthquake. The group of economists has reviewed the policy response to the… Audio