Here's a position that will win me no friends: why we should tweak NZ Super, but not because the LTFS tells us so jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2021/07/what-l…

Officials wanted Labour to scrap the FPAs, citing significant risks stuff.co.nz/national/polit…

We really need to give kudos to MBIE here. Too often RISes look like backfilling justifications for whatever daft thing the government wants to barge ahead with. This one isn't that.

Probably extremely niche, but a bunch of FPA briefings were released along with the RIS last week. Here are some fun things I found: jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2021/07/fun-th…

Eric would know. He's extremely normal and mainstream

Female economists (and males too!)...If you're in need of a good role model may I humbly suggest adding Emily Oster to your list jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2021/07/emily-…

Superannuation and retirement might seem like while off for our young people. But Islay May Aitchison and Jenesa Jeram have their concerns

The Human Rights Commission was advertising for an economist. The ad's no longer valid (position filled?) but I've grabbed a screenshot and I'm not convinced the position is meant to help inform its response to the niggly Covid issues popping up jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2021/11/human-…

Visa conditions that tie migrants to a single employer increase the risk of exploitation, and they don't make much economic sense either. The practice can entrench low wages and disincentivise productivity improvements. Op-ed by me and Ganesh Nana: i.stuff.co.nz/opinion/126989…

While anti vaxxers are taking to the streets marching for freedom, taxi drivers are fighting government for the freedom to protect themselves. New blog up on why I'm backing the taxi drivers jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2021/12/vaccin…

This tweet was not today's most popular tweet about Uber drivers 😔

Just rounding out my thoughts for the year: are fair pay agreements dead yet? jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2021/12/are-fa…

We were told to bring a Christmas themed plate to the work shared lunch. I think I nailed it!

Three freakin nz economist GIANTS in this video series on the housing crisis. Trigger warning: they are all MEN (but they are all also great so 🤷‍♀️)

Just jumped on here to share an idea that has ruined me, in the hopes that it will ruin you too because I am actually evil. Damn you, Jonathan Haidt jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2022/03/damn-y… (Recommendations welcome to help me cling on to the next grand theory)

Update: no

Good books deserve to be shared. So here's my round up of what I've been reading: books on psychedelics, Covid economics and white bread jenesajeram.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-shor…

Just in case anyone was worried/ wondering: I too have left the commission 🙃