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This may be as good as it gets: NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices

Are supermarkets charging too much? This ‘three-limb test’ can help policymakers unpack the problem.

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Richard Meade

Winter electricity prices are rising – how do we know we’re getting value for money?

Winter electricity prices are rising – how do we know we’re getting value for money?

Power regulators want to ensure reliable electricity supply, but there’s more to customer service than that in the age of smart appliances, solar...

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Richard Meade

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

In New Zealand, capital gains tax debates spring up like zombies. Each time they get killed off, back to life they come. New Zealand already has...

27.09.2024 4

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Richard Meade

What if Big Oil championed – and profited from – the green transition? Here’s how it could work

Like the petroleum industry itself, households are heavily invested in existing transport technologies. Getting oil and gas companies – and...

29.08.2024 1

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Richard Meade