Shared ProsperityNZ’s Corona Crisis: Is now the time to re-examine our attitude towards sharing?PROFESSOR CHRISTOPH SCHUMACHERMay 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Shared ProsperityWellbeing Budget 2019: Did it achieve what it set out to do?Just how different New Zealand looks in 2020 from the previous year will be thrown into stark relief with the budget announcement on May…May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
Shared ProsperityHow does NZ rank on global indices?While GDP is still the most widely used measure of a country’s economic performance, indicators like wellbeing and standard of living are…Oct 7, 2019Oct 7, 2019
Shared ProsperityThe sorry saga of KiwiBuildThe New Zealand Labour Government has backed away from one of its key election platforms, KiwiBuild, claiming it was “overly ambitious”.Sep 11, 2019Sep 11, 2019
Shared ProsperityGlobal prosperity picture unchanged from 2017The Legatum Institute has released its 2018 Prosperity Index and it looks much like a replay of the 2017 index. New Zealand again ranks…Aug 20, 2019Aug 20, 2019
Shared ProsperityThe link between recessions and income inequalityWith economic inequality growing around the world and concerns that the next recession is on the horizon, understanding the link between…Aug 6, 2019Aug 6, 2019
Shared ProsperityThe sobering news about greenhouse gas emissionsGlobal carbon emissions are set to jump to an all-time high in 2018, crushing expectations that the stabilization that has occurred in…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Shared ProsperityHow much do you need to earn to be happy?In 2010, a Princeton University study found that people are happiest with an annual income of about USD$75,000. A more recent study from…Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019
Shared ProsperityWellbeing is high in New Zealand but signs of growing inequalityThe latest OECD economic survey of New Zealand concludes that while wellbeing is generally high, there are some emerging “weaknesses” in…Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Shared ProsperityNew Zealand: A Nation of Two Halves?New Zealand is known as a prosperous country but how well is that prosperity shared amongst the population? Are we a nation of have’s and…Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019