
Apathetic Labour voters – New Zealand myths and realities
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: shy Labour voters, voter demographics
The key skill of consultants
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, occupational choice, personnel economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: charlatans, consultants, market for experts
Where Cannabis is legal
03 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, liberalism, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: marijuana decriminalisation, meddlesome preferences, medical marijuana decriminalisation, nanny state
Map of where Cannabis is legal (2014)
From: bit.ly/1uZ2uvq http://t.co/e0W7fJ8FZC—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) June 30, 2015
45% of Australia and New Zealand are immigrants or their children
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics Tags: Australia, economics of immigration
The media history of climate change scares
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, media bias
New Zealand is an anomaly in the OECD Better Life index
02 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: New Zealand, OECD Better Life Index
OECD Better Life Index correlates with GDP
But US lower than poorer countries
& NZL higher than richer countries http://t.co/yrTCnO1B0l—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) June 26, 2015
The Great Escape in life expectancies over the last 40 years
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: life expectancies, mortality rates, The Great Escape
Anthony Downs on the unsustainability of buses and trains as compared to cars
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand, transport economics, urban economics Tags: Anthony Downs, antimarket bias, expressive voting, Leftover Left, makework bias, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, rational ignorance, rational irrationality

Terrorist attacks and tourism
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, survivor principle, war and peace Tags: economics of tourism, war on terror
Daily chart: Tourist visits before and after African terror attacks econ.st/1JmvUN3 http://t.co/5nWKUQbey8—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 30, 2015
Who pays income tax in New Zealand, and how much?
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
Who pays income tax in New Zealand, and how much http://t.co/NpRvzYWbc2—
New Zealand Treasury (@nztreasury) April 12, 2015
Where does the New Zealand government spend its money?
29 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
Where New Zealand's core Crown expenses go http://t.co/SjgLVoDDfQ—
New Zealand Treasury (@nztreasury) January 27, 2015
The different types of authoritarian personalities
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: antiforeign bias, antimarket bias, economics of personality traits, expressive voting, Leftover Left, makework bias, political psychology, rational ignorance, rational irrationality

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