Breadcrumbs List.
Business and economy
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Women, allyship and equity in financial literacy
8 March 2023
Legitimacy in business, advice for female entrepreneurs, allyship and equity in financial literacy are just a few of the topics discussed in an interview with Girls That Invest founder Simran Kaur for International Women's Day.
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Fantastic four finish first in international business competition
1 March 2023
A Business School team took out the Marshall International Case Competition, held on the University of Southern California campus this February.
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Solar and EVs: a match made in 'clean-energy' heaven?
28 February 2023
A recent study asks whether people with solar installations are more likely to buy electric vehicles and why this might be.
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Earthquake prone: how can we bring our riskiest buildings up to scratch?
22 February 2023
As some of Aotearoa’s most seismically vulnerable buildings wait for upgrades, researchers say well-designed programmes to facilitate these potentially life-saving works should be prioritised.
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Getting the lay of our unstable land
21 February 2023
Opinion: Building housing on land that is vulnerable to instability has long been an issue in New Zealand. It's time we face up to the problem, write Chris Nicoll and Martin Brook
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Is big pharma profiteering from the pandemic?
17 February 2023
Opinion: Some pharmaceutical companies are so profit-driven they will use litigation and other measures to keep the money rolling in, despite negatively impacting the health of populations, writes Ananish Chaudhuri.
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New Zealand and Australia: trade ties that bind
15 February 2023
The trans-Tasman trade relationship is the focus of this year's Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School on 23 and 24 February at the University of Auckland.
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Why Māori ways of doing business work
14 February 2023
Opinion: Māori are finding success in business by honouring the past, tackling present challenges with kaha, and staying focused on the aspirations of future generations, says Dr Rachel Wolfgramm.
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Māori perspectives extend notion of conscious capitalism
8 February 2023
Business School researchers are looking into how an emerging Māori theory of value might help to develop a more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable approach to business.
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Seismic safety: academics deem building standards unclear
8 February 2023
As the anniversary of the Christchurch quake nears and in light of the devastating Turkey-Syria quakes, two academics say the system to determine building safety in Aotearoa is both unclear and potentially dangerous.
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Could the Universal Basic Income work for Aotearoa?
31 January 2023
So vast has become our welfare state, writes economist Tim Hazledine, that the money currently spent on targeted transfer payments would easily finance a Universal Basic Income of $1,000 for every adult New Zealand resident.
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The same old economic plot will only deliver the same old outcomes
27 January 2023
Opinion: With little distinguishing several of Labour and National’s vital policies from one another, Robert MacCulloch says the party leaders are competing for the lead role in a movie with the same economic plot.