I often like to borrow Ed Stringham's analogy between harmful alcohol use and speeding. We don't use petrol excise to try to deter ...

Over at the NBR, I have a look at the Tax Working Group's advice around excise  ($). The advice, and the documents in support of it, ar...

Posting has been light as other deadlines press. But I have accumulated too many browser tabs. Here are some worthies: Colby Cosh on the c...

Back in September, the Ministry of Health's Chief Science Adviser produced some rather shoddy advice on the effects of sugar taxes. ...

Kirsty Johnston reports that half of university scholarships go to students from higher decile schools. This isn't particularly surp...

New Zealand has an emissions trading scheme. It isn't perfect. But for the sectors covered by the ETS, including transport, best policy...

A few years ago, Peter Singer said eating New Zealand lamb was defensible  - even for an animal-rights utilitarian. The animals live a joyfu...