EconBulletin

One of the most significant aspects of the Budget on 21 May will be what has been described as radical changes to funding of public… Read More »CTU Economic Bulletin 167

Remember back in the 2008 election, the National Party set itself a target of wage parity with Australia by 2025? I looked at it two… Read More »CTU Economic Bulletin 166

Where are New Zealand unions strongest and where are they weakest? While we often focus on the fall in overall union density (the proportion of… Read More »CTU Economic Bulletin 165

We’re in unusual times. The economy is growing strongly yet deflation (falling prices) is on the cards. There are still serious problems in other developed… Read More »CTU Economic Bulletin 164

The Government is putting poverty on the agenda despite denying that there was a problem during the election campaign. It is difficult to see how… Read More »CTU Economic Bulletin 163

Unions and many others are concerned about the development of “dependent contracting” in New Zealand. It is a form of self-employment in which the worker… Read More »CTU Economic Bulletin 162

Does it pay for you to be on a Collective Employment Agreement (CEA) rather than an individual agreement? The evidence available suggests that yes, workers… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-161-September-2014

What economic policies do we need from a new government after the election? The “rock star economy” was never more than a blip and economic… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-160-August-2014

Wages and salaries are a vital part of the picture of income inequality in New Zealand because so many people depend on them. For households… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-159-July-2014

In the past I have shown how wages rises have failed by a long way over the last 20-25 years to keep up with labour… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-158-June-2014

One of the most important aspects of the Budget got very little attention. It confirmed a continuing fall in government expenditure as a proportion of… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-157-May-2014

We have yet to hear much from the Government about what will be in the Budget on 15 May other than that they hope to… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-156-April-2014