The green shoots and brown roots of our economy
1330.6
Kiwibank economist Sabrina Delgado joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the sectors that are thriving, and the ones that aren’t, as our economy recovers post-recession.Listen now ▶
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Planting the trees we’ll never sit under
1506.66
Arthur Grimes, senior fellow at Motu Research, joins Bernard Hickey to discuss a big shift to discount rates that could make big infrastructure projects much more viable in the future.Listen now ▶
New Zealand’s greatest invention: a monetary policy framework?
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RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway returns to When the Facts Change to chew the monetary policy fat, including a look at quantitative easing, the state of inflation and the RBNZ’s relationship with the government.Listen now ▶
A handy Primer for the global AI economy
2009.84
Sean Gourley, founder and CEO of US-based AI company Primer, joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the role Aotearoa can play in the development of AI, defence technology and the geopolitical contest between China and the United States.Listen now ▶
Shock and Orr
1887.4
In an emergency edition of When The Facts Change, Bernard Hickey talks with NZ Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich and Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr about Adrian Orr’s surprise resignation.Listen now ▶
Mortgage rates, braking and accelerating
1600.6
Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr joins Bernard Hickey to discuss whether the Reserve Bank should be speeding up its response to the economy rather than just easing off.Listen now ▶
The startup savant behind Trade Me and Xero
2089.01
Founder, investor and now author Rowan Simpson joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the startup close calls and near misses that led to his new book.Listen now ▶
‘Show me the money’: What Kiwi are buying this summer
1375.35
Kiwibank senior economist Mary Jo Vergara joins Bernard Hickey to sift through the latest spending data for insights on how Kiwi used their money over the summer. Listen now ▶
Rising tides and sinking boats
1054.96
Journalist and researcher Max Rashbrooke joins Bernard Hickey to discuss recent inequality trends in Aotearoa, and how we could use Kiwisaver to jumpstart the wealth of every New Zealander.Listen now ▶
How do we measure the value of social investment?
1856.73
ImpactLab CEO Maria English joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the economics of social investment, and how the company uses data to quantify positive change.Listen now ▶
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