PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Failure to boost productivity is keeping us poor22 Jan, 2021 04:20 AM6 minutes to readNZ's productivity performance has long lagged behind other nations.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Covid's clouds look less gloomy17 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM6 minutes to readCould we have achieved an economic bounce back at less cost? There's no way to know.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: A home of your own is a dream worth supporting10 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readWhat can we do to turn around the plunge in home ownership?
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Immigration — it's value, not volume3 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM6 minutes to readTime to focus on more than just the number of migrants.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Spare us the finger-wagging over house prices, Grant Robertson26 Nov, 2020 06:00 AM7 minutes to readMinister could have just asked RBNZ about house prices, not made it a public issue.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Help the kids, hit the landlords20 Nov, 2020 04:24 AM6 minutes to readIt makes no sense that property investors can deduct all their interest costs.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Biden's plan to beat climate change12 Nov, 2020 06:00 AM6 minutes to readJoe Biden's victory could be a turning point for climate, but there are obstacles ahead.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: When rates are this low, why go lower?5 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM7 minutes to readReserve Bank's plan could do more harm than good.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Is Adrian Orr about to pull the LVR trigger?29 Oct, 2020 02:00 AM6 minutes to readSoaring property market could encourage Reserve Bank to reimpose loan-to-value limits.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Small steps beat radical change in Labour's plan for the future22 Oct, 2020 06:00 AM6 minutes to readArdern has made it clear that she's steering for the middle of the road.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Govt debt? Worry about something else15 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readHealth and superannuation costs are bigger issues.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Spot the difference in parties' plans9 Oct, 2020 04:32 AM7 minutes to readYou would normally expect National to be more fiscally prudent. Not this time.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Making the climate count1 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM6 minutes to readJust wait until climate risk disclosures affect mortgages and insurance.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: National's spending plan is just incredible - literally24 Sep, 2020 05:00 PM6 minutes to readParty's fiscal track cuts things too fine in these uncertain times.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Covid's scarring will take years to heal18 Sep, 2020 05:35 AM6 minutes to readSlower recovery now expected, especially in areas that rely on tourism.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Looking for Covid-19's cost in the job numbers10 Sep, 2020 05:00 PM6 minutes to readWage subsidy appears to have succeeded, and kept people in jobs.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: Would negative interest rates be a positive move?3 Sep, 2020 05:00 PM7 minutes to readIt's not the already-low cost of borrowing that is stopping firms from investing.
PremiumBusinessBrian Fallow: What's the real price of saving a life?27 Aug, 2020 05:00 PM6 minutes to readIt's wrong to assess costs and benefits of fighting Covid-19 in purely monetary terms.