Fossil fuels and the Great Escape in winter
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, energy economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, technological progress Tags: Fossil Fuels, The Great Fact
The Labor Party on why the Greens do not win working class votes
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: animal rights, Australian Greens, do gooders, expressive voting, New South Wales election, New Zealand Greens, voter demographics, workers rights
Voters think raising the minimum wage is more pro-growth than business tax cuts
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
Rent controls never work – they force up rents and destroy investment in housing
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, urban economics Tags: British general election, expressive voting, offsetting behaviour, rational irrationality, rent controls, The fatal conceit, UK politics, unintended consequences
My one blog on Russell Brand
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
Via @PrivateEyeNews http://t.co/w3IMNRViJJ—
Emily Gray (@missemilygray) May 15, 2015
What should be the Green Party case for free trade
23 May 2015 Leave a comment
in international economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Left-wing hypocrisy, New Zealand Greens
The British offshoots in the New World did well
23 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: European offshoots
The United Kingdom's Western offshoots have done well economically: buff.ly/1KlVm4A #ukelection2015 #progress http://t.co/AOaojfToiO—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) May 08, 2015
Big business is getting bigger
22 May 2015 Leave a comment
If it seems like big business is getting bigger, it is: 53eig.ht/1L127cr http://t.co/OX9eSj01yc—
(@FiveThirtyEight) May 18, 2015
Another reason why Marco Rubio is my favourite to win the nomination
21 May 2015 1 Comment
in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election
For Republicans, Jeb Bush is best known of the also has the highest unfavorable rating pewrsr.ch/1F0eZvZ http://t.co/IGBbeKpbyJ—
Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) May 19, 2015
Housing affordability breakthrough! The capital gains tax has been given its chance to fail
20 May 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: capital gains tax, evidence-based policy, land supply, RMA, zoning
This week, the New Zealand government announced a special capital gains tax for investments in housing. Specifically, if a buyer sells the house within two years of buying it, and this house is not their home, the investor will be liable to income tax on any profit.
This solution also has been put forward by the left-wing political parties in New Zealand as their solution to the problem of restricted land supply in Auckland and other cities in New Zealand.
The introduction of a capital gains tax is a breakthrough for housing affordability. This solution of using a capital gains tax to dampen demand has been given its chance and it will fail.
Once a capital gains tax fails to make housing more affordable, political parties on the left and on the right can no longer put off confronting real solutions such as major reforms to the Resource Management Act (RMA) to loosen restrictions on the supply of land in the big cities in New Zealand and in particular in Auckland.
Sooner or later this temperature trend has to break
20 May 2015 1 Comment
in environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: climate alarmists, global warming
@ctvqp Harper. waaaay ahead of public opinion. Global Warming scam is over, Enviros/Journos flogging dead horse. http://t.co/STZxrsogFI—
Tea Leaf LaCampagne (@TillyLaCampagne) May 17, 2015
Hours worked per worker varies greatly across industrialised countries
20 May 2015 Leave a comment
Monday morning blues? Compare the avg number of #working hours in yr country per year. More: bit.ly/1JPVYQu http://t.co/r5MsELJr1n—
(@OECD) April 19, 2015
Families with single mothers face the greatest risk of falling into deep poverty
20 May 2015 1 Comment
American families with single mothers face the greatest risk of falling into deep poverty: brook.gs/1IVXiTo http://t.co/dwLcQzvHkh—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 13, 2015
US and Canadian real GDP per capita as a percentage of British GDP per capita, 1800–2010
19 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic growth, economic history, macroeconomics, politics - USA Tags: British economy, Canada, convergence
Figure 1: US and Canadian real GDP per capita are as percentage of British GDP per capita (1990 Int. GK$PPP), 1800 – 2010
Source: The Maddison-Project, http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/home.htm 2013 version.
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