FutureworkNZ blog

In my last post, I talked about how the rough and tumble of reallocation led to productivity growth,…

In our first four draft reports, the Commission focused on questions like:

Is technology progress a…

Our technological change and the future of work inquiry has turned the hose on some burning platform…

Is this the reason why New Zealand doesn’t feature more prominently on global business and investmen…

There are two “expert” messages about the impact of the digital revolution on work that are hard to …

It’s always a big day for the Productivity Commission when the Government announces its response to …

New tech. A traditional local industry.

There’s an old joke about an economist searching for their keys under a street lamp.

Flexible land-use planning complements a complex, dynamic and unpredictable employment environment. …

Technology is an irresistible force, emerging from inventors and relentlessly changing the nature of…

Prices affect firm decisions. Government policy affects prices, and in doing so indirectly affects t…

Necessity is the mother of invention if camping without tent pegs, according to Kinley Salmon in his…