Finance 2019 focuses on capital gains tax
Source: Massey University Finance Minister Grant Robertson with chief executive of the Auckland Business Chamber and Massey University Vice-Chancellor Profssor Jan Thomas. Pictured at Eden Park for Finance 2019, the 11th annual event hosting New Zealand’s Minister for Finance. Finance Minister Grant Robertson gave a wide-reaching speech on the factors impacting the New Zealand economy […]
Read More →Home affordability deteriorates, but not in most expensive regions
Source: Massey University While there have been improvements in affordability in Central Otago Lakes and Auckland over the past 12 months, both regions are still ranked as the most unaffordable in New Zealand. Massey University’s latest Home Affordability Report shows a quarterly decline of 2.2 per cent in national affordability, driven by increases in median […]
Read More →New Massey University portal tracks GDP in real time
Source: Massey University The GDPLive portal provides real-time national, regional and industry GDP estimates and forecasts. Massey University has launched a real-time gross domestic product (GDP) tracker, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the world. Called GDPLive, the online portal uses machine learning algorithms and the most up-to-date data possible, […]
Read More →Healthcare funding analysis wins Research Translation Competition
Source: Massey University Professor Christoph Schumacher, winner of the 2018 Research Translation Competition. Massey Business School’s Professor Christoph Schumacher has won the 2018 Research Translation Competition for his summary of an academic paper about healthcare funding in New Zealand. The annual Massey Business School competition, which asks academics to explain their research in simple terms, […]
Read More →Massey builds property expertise with relaunched foundation
Source: Massey University The Property Foundation chief executive and head of Massey’s property programme, Associate Professor Graham Squires, addresses industry at the foundation’s relaunch. Massey University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its property foundation with a relaunch and renewed sense of purpose. Rebranded as The Property Foundation at a gala event in Auckland last […]
Read More →An alternative to KiwiBuild that makes economic sense
Source: Massey University KiwiBuild will transfer enormous wealth from the public to the lucky few, Dr Oscar Lau says. By Dr Oscar Lau The government claims that KiwiBuild homes will be sold “at cost”, implying the scheme will cost the public nothing after the homes are sold. This is misleading. The homes will be sold […]
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