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Fighting inflation is and should be a primary goal of the Reserve Bank. Inflation decreases the incentive to save, misallocates resources, interacts with the tax system in pernicious ways, distorts the information conveyed by market prices, increases uncertainty, and redistributes income arbitrarily. Read more

This collection of speeches and articles is the third in a series produced by the New Zealand Business Roundtable. The material in this volume is concerned with New Zealand's economic future. Read more

The NZBR has participated in reviews of New Zealand's disaster insurance arrangements because of the importance which it attaches to the establishment of an adequate set of policies to mitigate the economic consequences of a major disaster. Risk management techniques such as disaster insurance form part of this set of policies. Read more

The Reserve Bank bill represents a significant step towards improving New Zealand's chances of entrenching a much lower rate of inflation for the future than it has been able to achieve in recent decades.  Read more

The annual government budget statement is traditionally the time when the government restates its economic policy its economic policy direction, and outlines its economics goals. It also provides an opportunity for the public to assess the strengths and weaknesses of these policies. Read more

Economists are increasingly called upon by bureaucrats and government officials for policy advice. But economists have not always been able to present their ideas effectively. Read more

This study highlights the importance of labour relations in the tourism industry. Its main theme is the fundamental significance of the environment in which investment and operational decisions are made. Read more

The interest in this topic flows from the importance of establishing an adequate set of policies to mitigate the economic consequences of a major natural disaster.  Read more

This paper has been prepared on behalf of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Its purpose is twofold: To distill and review recent and current initiatives taken by the Government to improve performance in ports and the shipping industry; and To identify further policy initiatives which will be needed to ensure that potential benefits are maximised. Read more

In addition to the publication of the series of research studies and submissions to official inquiries undertaken by the New Zealand Business Roundtable, its analysis and views on a number of issues have been presented in speeches, papers and articles given by representatives of the organisation. This volume is a collection of such material on a range of economic and social policy issues. Read more