Opinion Pieces
Tax Flaws Creating Inequality Apartheid–Peter Lyons–Herald
Sep 25, 2014
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A very enlightening article showing the importance of a Capital Gain Tax Read More
Read MoreInequality and Its Consequences Stiglitz and Feldstein
Jul 30, 2014
click here for this youtube discusioon
Read MoreHow We Solve The Income Inequality Problem
Jul 29, 2014
click here for some very good ideas from the New Economics Foundation
Read MoreWilkinson and Picket Lectures in New Zealand
Jul 29, 2014
Click here to get these lectures. Folks who missed the Douglas Robb lectures last month can view them here l
Read MoreWhy Voters Aren’t Angrier About Economic Inequality
Jul 28, 2014
This is the USA but there are strong parallels here in New zealand Read more
Read MoreMinimum wage rises don’t lift unemployment, analysts agree
Jul 22, 2014
More than 600 US Economists, including 7 nobel laureates, assert that increases in the minimum wage have little or no negative effect on the employment of minimum wage workers Read more
Read MoreIs everyone getting their fair share?
Jun 26, 2014
There is widespread concern that economic growth has not been fairly shared, and that the economic crisis has only widened the gap between rich and poor. The Social Policy Division examines the trends and patterns in inequality and poverty for OECD and emerging countries. Read more
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