Business + Economy – Views & Research

Trump’s tariffs are nothing new – NZ’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself

Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Nationalism is surging – changing the way companies do business overseas

Sihong Wu, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Di Fan, RMIT University

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Authentically embracing tikanga Māori can help New Zealand in the growing Asian markets

Hafsa Ahmed, Lincoln University, New Zealand

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Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis?

Julia Fehrer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Christina Stringer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Sunny Kareem, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Timofey Shalpegin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Winston Peters’ $100 billion infrastructure fund is the right idea. Politics-as-usual is the problem

Timothy Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Do people trust AI on financial decisions? We found it really depends on who they are

Gertjan Verdickt, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Use of AI in property valuation is on the rise – but we need greater transparency and trust

William Cheung, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Edward Yiu, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

OECD comparisons reveal an unflattering picture of inequality in NZ – could that change?

Colin Campbell-Hunt, University of Otago

Tougher than the GFC: why NZ’s small businesses may be in worse shape than in 2008

Antje Fiedler, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Benjamin Fath, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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The Foodstuffs merger is dead – but that still won’t fix NZ’s over-concentrated supermarket sector

Lisa M. Katerina Asher, University of Sydney and Drew Franklin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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What ‘Jack and Jill’ can teach us about the (un)fairness of capital gains taxes

Richard Meade, Griffith University

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Mixing it up: hybrid work models can offer the best of both worlds for worker wellbeing and productivity

Stephen Blumenfeld, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Chris Peace, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Joanne Crawford, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Roya Gorjifard, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes

Dan Fastnedge, Auckland University of Technology and Melissa Gould, Auckland University of Technology

Crowds, water guns and protests: could ‘slow tourism’ be the answer to an overtourism backlash?

Amy Errmann, Auckland University of Technology

How well are NZ companies reporting their climate impacts? Our new tracker shows very mixed results

Sara Walton, University of Otago and Andrea Foley, University of Otago

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Without sanctions, making companies disclose their environmental and social impacts has limited effect

Charl de Villiers, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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