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BOOKS AND REPORTS
. 2008 Budget Personal Tax PackageClick here to view the PDF
Business Roundtable report, February 2008, NZ$0.00 inc GST

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. Does New Zealand have a household savings crisis?Click here to view the PDF
NZIER, October 2007, NZ$0.00 inc GST

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. No Free Lunch - The Costs of TaxationClick here to view the PDF
Alex Robson, August 2007, NZ$22.50 inc GST

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. The Outcomes of Income TransfersClick here to view the PDF
Mark Harrison, June 2007, NZ$33.75 inc GST

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Summary
. How Big Should Government Be?Click here to view the PDF
Richard A Epstein, June 2005, NZ$12.50 inc GST

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. Dissecting the Working For Families PackageClick here to view the PDF
Greg E Dwyer, May 2005, NZ$0.00 inc GST

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. Personal Income Tax in New Zealand: Who Pays and is Progressive Taxation Justified?Click here to view the PDF
Sinclair Davidson, April 2005, NZ$22.50 inc GST

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. Restraining Leviathan: A Review of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994Click here to view the PDF
Bryce Wilkinson, November 2004, NZ$33.75 inc GST

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. The Changing Balance Between the Public and Private SectorsClick here to view the PDF
Phil Barry, September 2002, NZ$24.95 inc GST

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. How Much Government?: The Effects of High Government Spending on Economic PerformanceClick here to view the PDF
Winton Bates, July 2001, NZ$22.50 inc GST

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. Would A Financial Transactions Tax Be More Efficient & Equitable Than the Goods and Service Tax?Click here to view the PDF
New Zealand Business Roundtable, December 1996, NZ$12.50 inc GST

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. The Marginal Costs of Taxation in New ZealandClick here to view the PDF
Swan Consultants, March 1994, NZ$33.75 inc GST

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. Budgetary Stress: Why New Zealand Needs to Reduce Government Spending, Deficits and DebtClick here to view the PDF
New Zealand Business Roundtable, April 1992, NZ$22.50 inc GST

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. Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthClick here to view the PDF
New Zealand Business Roundtable, March 1990, NZ$22.50 inc GST

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. Fiscal Policy 1988/90 - out of printClick here to view the PDF
New Zealand Business Roundtable, March 1989, NZ$33.75 inc GST

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. Better Value for Public Money - The Government's 1987 Budget and Medium Term Fiscal PolicyClick here to view the PDF
New Zealand Business Roundtable, May 1987, NZ$9.00 inc GST

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. Indirect Taxation PolicyClick here to view the PDF
New Zealand Business Roundtable, December 1986, NZ$11.25 inc GST

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Summary

SUBMISSIONS
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Submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2009
New Zealand Business Roundtable, January 2009

 
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Taxation (Annual Rates, Business Taxation, KiwiSaver, and Remedial Matters) Bill
New Zealand Business Roundtable, July 2007

 
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Submission on the 2007 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 2007

 
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Submission on the KiwiSaver Bill
New Zealand Business Roundtable, April 2006

 
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Local Government Asset Decisions and the Cost of Capital
Capital Economics Ltd, February 2006

 
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Submission on the 2006 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 2006

 
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Review of the Financial Reporting Act Part II
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 2005

 
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Submission on the Report of the Savings Product Working Group
New Zealand Business Roundtable, October 2004

 
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Submission on the Public Finance (State Sector Management) Bill
NZBR, April 2004

 
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Submission on the 2004 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 2004

 
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2003 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, January 2003

 
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2002 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, January 2002

 
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Submission on the Tax Review 2001 Issues Paper
New Zealand Business Roundtable, July 2001

 
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Submission on the Tax Review 2001
New Zealand Business Roundtable, March 2001

 
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2001 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 2001

 
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1999 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 1999

 
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1998 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 1998

 
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Taxation (Income Tax Rates) Bill
New Zealand Business Roundtable, March 1997

 
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1997 Budget Policy Statement
New Zealand Business Roundtable, March 1997

 
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Tax Reduction Programme - Submission to the Minister of Finance
New Zealand Business Roundtable, March 1996

 
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Submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee of the House of Representatives on the Fiscal Responsibility Bill
New Zealand Business Roundtable, February 1994

 

SPEECHES
. The Global Fiscal Crisis and the Future of Public Spending
by Roger Kerr to Wellington Rotary Club in Wellington on
1 February 2010

 
. The Getting of Wisdom or Grumpy Old Policy Analysts?
by David Trebeck to Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, ACT Branch in ACT on
8 July 2009

 
. Government Spending - Powerpoint Slides
by Roger Kerr to 12th Annual Public Sector Finance Conference in Wellington on
18 August 2008

 
. The Dilemma of Public Sector Spending: Getting the Quantity and Quality Right
by Roger Kerr to 10th Public Sector Finance Forum in Wellington on
19 September 2006

 
. Imagination Untaxed: A Commentary on the Business Tax Review 2006
by Roger Kerr to The Law & Finance 2nd Annual New Zealand Taxation Summit in Auckland on
30 August 2006

 
. Memo to All Parties: Big Government Harms Growth
by Roger Kerr to Rotary Club of Port Nicholson in Wellington on
12 July 2006

 
. Some Issues in the Current Tax Debate
by Roger Kerr to New Zealand Taxation Summit in Auckland on
8 September 2005

 
. The Fiscal Responsibility Act: A Stocktake
by Roger Kerr to Conferenz 8th Annual Public Sector Finance Forum in Wellington on
23 September 2004

 
. Sizing Up the 2004 Budget
by Roger Kerr to Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand, Marlborough-Nelson Branch in Nelson on
15 May 2004

 
. Economics and Politics of Transition
by Roger Kerr to Mont Pelerin Society Special Regional Meeting, Sri Lanka in on
12 January 2004

 
. Listen to Venus
by Roger Kerr to the Hong Kong New Zealand Business Association in Auckland on
30 July 2003

 
. Memo to Dr Cullen: Big Government Harms Growth
by Roger Kerr to Rotary Club of Wellington South in Wellington on
25 September 2002

 
. Whither Taxes
by John Hagen to Rotary Club of Remuera in Auckland on
12 November 2001

 
. Promoting Smaller and Better Government
by Roger Kerr to ACT New Zealand Wellington Division in Wellington on
7 August 2000

 
. The Pitfalls of Backyard Tax Policy
by Roger Kerr to Franchise Association of New Zealand in Rotorua on
31 July 1999

 
. How Big Should Government Be?
by Roger Kerr to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Business Lunch in Auckland on
14 October 1998

 
. The 1998 Budget
by Roger Kerr to New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting in New Plymouth on
23 April 1998

 
. Reflections on the Winebox
by Douglas Myers to Business Leaders' Luncheon in Auckland on
21 November 1997

 
. Tax Policy: Where To From Here?
by Roger Kerr to Institute Of Chartered Accountants - Westpac Trust Business Leaders Luncheon in Palmerston North on
19 September 1997

 
. The 1997 Budget
by Roger Kerr to Rotary Club of Richmond in Nelson on
12 May 1997

 
. High Achievers or Timid Gradualists?
by Roger Kerr to Australian Stock Exchange in Melbourne on
26 June 1995

 
. Business Tax, Business Law and Business Performance
by Douglas Myers to IIR 8th Annual Company Secretaries Conference in Auckland on
30 March 1993

 
. Why New Zealand Needs a Responsible Budget
by Peter Menzies to New Zealand Credit and Finance Institute in Auckland on
17 June 1991

 

ARTICLES
. Tax Reform Depends on Spending Restraint
by Roger Kerr on
15 January 2010

 
. The 2010 Budget: Rough Water Ahead
by Roger Kerr on
23 October 2009

 
. Inflation and Housing: Three Myths
by Roger Kerr on
8 October 2009

 
. Trend to Bigger Government Must Be Reversed
by Roger Kerr on
10 August 2009

 
. Naive Keynesianism and Other Fallacies
by Roger Kerr on
10 June 2009

 
. The 2009 Budget - What's Next
by Roger Kerr on
2 June 2009

 
. Faith in Government Spending is Misplaced
by Roger Kerr on
13 February 2009

 
. Home or Away? Investing the Cullen Fund
by Roger Kerr on
24 October 2008

 
. We Need a Clearer Debate About Infrastructure
by Roger Kerr on
8 September 2008

 
. Why a Tax-Free Zone is a Bad Idea
by Roger Kerr on
4 August 2008

 
. Transport Policy: A Replay of the Economic Past?
by Roger Kerr on
11 July 2008

 
. The Great Train Folly
by Roger Kerr on
4 July 2008

 
. Budget 2008: A ‘How Not To Do It’ Tax Policy
by Roger Kerr on
9 June 2008

 
. Budget 2008 An Admission of Failure
by Roger Kerr on
27 May 2008

 
. Privatisation: New Zealand Swimming Against the Tide
by Roger Kerr on
8 May 2008

 
. Closing the Gaps with Australia Not Likely with Present Policies
by Roger Kerr on
25 April 2008

 
. Budget Tax Package Should Focus on Economic Growth
by Rob McLeod on
3 April 2008

 
. The Priority for Tax Reforms: A Flatter Tax Scale
by Roger Kerr on
16 November 2007

 
. Auckland Airport Not a Political Plaything
by Roger Kerr on
24 August 2007

 
. Another Budget of Missed Opportunities
by Roger Kerr on
18 May 2007

 
. Taming the ‘Tax, Spend and Regulate’ Beast
by Roger Kerr on
18 May 2007

 
. How to Future-Proof New Zealand
by Roger Kerr on
17 May 2007

 
. Tax Cuts, Inflation and Saving: Confusion Piled High
by Roger Kerr on
9 February 2007

 
. Loss of a Freedom Fighter
by Roger Kerr on
1 December 2006

 
. Tax Cuts Now On the Agenda
by Business Forum on
16 October 2006

 
. The Deadweight Costs of Taxation
by Roger Kerr on
8 September 2006

 
. Scanning the Far Horizon: Treasury's Fiscal Outlook
by Roger Kerr on
12 July 2006

 
. Some Myths and Facts About Savings
by Roger Kerr on
14 June 2006

 
. Budget 2006: "Read It and Weep"
by Roger Kerr on
2 June 2006

 
. Are Australians or New Zealanders More Highly Taxed?
by Roger Kerr on
29 May 2006

 
. Compulsory Savings and Capital Markets
by Roger Kerr on
19 May 2006

 
. Business to Government: Please Lower and Flatten Taxes
by Roger Kerr on
7 April 2006

 
. Is There a Case for a Payroll Tax?
by Roger Kerr on
13 March 2006

 
. Budget 2006: More Spending and Less Growth
by Roger Kerr on
10 February 2006

 
. Privatisation: A Third Rail?
by Roger Kerr on
4 November 2005

 
. Getting Better Value for Money in Public Spending
by Roger Kerr on
1 November 2005

 
. The Dynamic Effects of Tax Cuts
by Roger Kerr on
14 September 2005

 
. New Zealanders Are More Highly Taxed than Australians
by Roger Kerr on
25 August 2005

 
. Are Tax Cuts Inflationary?
by Roger Kerr on
15 July 2005

 
. Are New Zealanders Poor Savers - or Just Rational?
by Roger Kerr on
20 June 2005

 
. Budget Gets a 'Not Achieved' Grade
by Roger Kerr on
23 May 2005

 
. Some Taxing Issues
by Roger Kerr on
6 May 2005

 
. Taxation in New Zealand: Myth and Reality
by Roger Kerr on
6 May 2005

 
. The Case for Flat Taxes
by Richard A Epstein on
1 February 2005

 
. A Deficit of Understanding
by Roger Kerr on
15 January 2005

 
. Competition Vital for Efficiency as Savings Debate Continues
by Roger Kerr on
19 November 2004

 
. The Case for a Flat Tax
by Roger Kerr on
8 October 2004

 
. The Fiscal Responsibility Act: A Stocktake After Ten Years
by Roger Kerr on
24 September 2004

 
. The Record of Progress
by Roger Kerr on
10 September 2004

 
. The Role of Business in Historical Perspective and Today
by Roger Kerr on
30 July 2004

 
. OECD Gives New Zealand a D Grade
by Roger Kerr on
22 December 2003

 
. A country is not a company
by Roger Kerr on
8 December 2003

 
. Why is Australia doing so well?
by Roger Kerr on
24 August 2003

 
. New Zealand's slow slide to mediocrity
by Norman LaRocque on
9 July 2003

 
. Groaning under a heavy burden
by Roger Kerr on
27 May 2003

 
. New Zealand Budget lacks a focus on growth
by Roger Kerr on
16 May 2003

 
. Will we get a Budget of substance?
by Roger Kerr on
14 May 2003

 
. Economic transformation: action is lagging behind words
by Dr Murray Horn on
29 November 2002

 

PERSPECTIVES
. Issue 341 The Spending 'Freeze' That Isn't
by Edward P Lazear on
2 February 2010

 
. Issue 338 The U.S. Isn't as Free as It Used to Be
by Terry Miller on
22 January 2010

 
. Issue 335 The Silence of Mammon
by Schumpeter on
15 January 2010

 
. Issue 327 Stimulus Spending Doesn't Work
by Robert J Barro and Charles J Redlick on
9 December 2009

 
. Issue 325 The Young and the Jobless
by The Wall Street Journal on
2 December 2009

 
. Issue 324 How California can get its Groove Back
by Michael J Boskin & John F Cogan on
30 November 2009

 
. Issue 322 Learning to Love Insider Trading
by Donald J. Bourdreaux on
25 November 2009

 
. Issue 321 Conroy Wins, Taxpayers Lose
by Henry Ergas on
23 November 2009

 
. Issue 319 Elinor Ostrom on the Market, the State, and the Third Sector
by Paul Dragos Aligica on
18 November 2009

 
. Issue 316 Why Oil Still Has a Future
by Daniel Yergin on
9 November 2009

 
. Issue 314 Future Prospects for Economic Liberty
by Walter Williams on
4 November 2009

 
. Issue 313 Gross Domestic Happiness?
by John A Baden on
2 November 2009

 
. Issue 307 What About Microeconomics?
by Robert W. Crandall and Clifford Winston on
14 October 2009

 
. Issue 306 Back in Demand - A great thinker has his admirers and detractors. Do his ideas logically cohere?
by N. Gregory Mankiw on
9 October 2009

 
. Issue 305 The Stimulus Didn’t Work
by John F. Cogan, John B. Taylor and Volker Wieland on
7 October 2009

 
. Issue 303 The Keynesians Were Wrong Again
by Peter Ferrara on
30 September 2009

 
. Issue 302 Samuel Johnson and the Virtue of Capitalism
by Eliza Gray on
28 September 2009

 
. Issue 297 Big Government, Big Recession
by Alan Reynolds on
9 September 2009

 
. Issue 296 What Happened to the 'Depression'?
by Allan H. Meltzer on
4 September 2009

 
. Issue 291 Obama Needs a Move to the Middle
by Michael J Boskin on
19 August 2009

 
. Issue 289 If David Cameron wants to govern, he should stop being afraid of ideas
by Simon Heffer on
12 August 2009

 
. Issue 288 Beware sorry fate of fads
by John Roskam on
5 August 2009

 
. Issue 285 Thanks Due to Monetary Policy
by Tony Makin on
24 July 2009

 
. Issue 279, Abandoning the Pillars of Sound Policy
by Edward L Glaeser on
3 July 2009

 
. Issue 73, Flat tax is the way of the future
by Daniel J. Mitchell on
27 March 2006

 
. Issue 64, Are Tax Cuts Inflationary
by Roger Kerr on
25 July 2005

 
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