Jul 4, 2022 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, News, Policy Commons Blog
Dr Jen McArthur, Associate Professor in Urban Infrastructure and Policy at University College London Transport funding is a famously dry subject. Regardless, mayoral candidate Efeso Collins’ promise to introduce fare-free public transport has sparked much debate over...
Jun 16, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
Amidst the current Working for Families review, Susan St. John discusses the conflicting objectives of the Working for Families ‘In Work Tax Credit’ (IWTC) in this Newsroom piece, ‘The only trade-off that matters’. Probing at recent claims by Eric Crampton that issues...
May 25, 2022 | News, Policy Commons Blog
University of Auckland Public Policy Institute director Jennifer Curtin provided comments on the outcome of the Australian Federal election outcomes as the final ballots were counted. Speaking on Newshub’s AM show, Professor Curtin discussed the impact of the...
May 23, 2022 | Policy Briefing
Caitlin Davies & Prasanna Gai, University of Auckland The global financial crisis has renewed interest in understanding financial cycles and their implications for the real economy. The resulting international debate has had important consequences for policy...
May 23, 2022 | Policy Briefing
Rhys Jones, Bruce Kidd, Kirsty Wild, and Alistair Woodward University of Auckland Investment in cycling infrastructure and promotion may be a potentially beneficial intervention for Māori. Previous research on Māori transport priorities has identified increasing...
Nov 1, 2021 | Policy Briefing
Penelope W. St J. Watson, Mohamed Alansari, Frank C. Worrell & Christine M. Rubie‐Davies University of Auckland, NZCER & University of California, Berkeley Attitudes toward ethnic and racial identity have been linked to both wellbeing and maladaptive outcomes...
