Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By Jess Berentson Shaw – The economy will be okay if we focus on what matters in our decision making: caring for each other, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw It doesn’t make too much difference whether it is an economic recession, climate change or a pandemic,...
Mar 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
The University of Auckland’s Jennifer Curtin takes a look at what the political implications of Tuesday’s Covid-19 relief package might be The Government’s $12.1 billion package to alleviate the far-reaching effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is aimed at...
Mar 18, 2020 | Policy Commons Blog, Policy Pod
Featuring: Professor Michael Orsini (University of Ottawa), Chlöe Swarbrick (Green Party MP), Helen Robinson (Auckland City Mission), Mark Powell (University of Auckland) Chaired by Professor Jennifer Curtin (Director of The Public Policy Institute) Monday 9 March...
Mar 18, 2020 | Policy Pod
Professor Michael Orsini from the University of Ottawa in conversation with PPI Director, Professor Jennifer Curtin about researching emotions, autism and public policy. They discuss the messiness of policymaking, the importance of feelings, and why some emotions are...
Mar 4, 2020 | Policy Commons Blog
By Susan St John – By underfunding investment in the young we’ve been able to create budget surpluses to be siphoned into the NZ Super Fund at the current rate of nearly $2.5b a year. This has some serious impacts for a lot of families, writes Susan St...
