Migration, huh! (What is it good for?)

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Chart of the Month: Priming the pump on water asset spending

All aboard the $138b train!

Tertiary education: changes needed now

Fees-Free: Grades are out

Where can we find more skilled workers?

Fees-free tertiary education: right problem, wrong answer?

Paul is an Economist at Infometrics and has been with us since mid-2017. Paul undertakes a variety of economic jobs at Infometrics, including preparing client reports, writing news releases, producing forecasts, and maintaining some of our underlying economic models.Paul has a Master of Commerce in Economics from Victoria University of Wellington, following his Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance (with some econometrics thrown in).Although originally from Hamilton, Paul has lived in Wellington since the beginning of 2016 when he moved down for university. Outside of work, Paul likes to stay active and enjoys training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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Associate Economist

Paul Barkle

Consents for houses hit record high

Shoppers spending-up in the March quarter kept the economy afloat

Is the housing market losing steam? Economists disagee

Housing consents dropped in February but the home building boom is powering on

Competition fierce in NZ's hot housing market, September prices and sales soar

Signs of economic strain: consents, cranes and cars

Landlords in denial as deflation beckons

March house sales a warning of things to come

Recession, share market slump, interest rate cuts: What might coronavirus really bring?

In our July 2021 Monthly Economic Webinar, Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan, Principal Economist Brad Olsen, and Economists Andrew Beattie and Paul Barkle discuss the latest Infometrics forecasts, rising inflation expectations, and where to next for interest rates.

Brad Olsen

Chief Executive and Principal Economist

Gareth Kiernan

Chief Forecaster, Director

Andrew Beattie

Economist

Inflation expectations increase

In our May 2021 Monthly Economic Webinar, Infometrics Senior Economists Brad Olsen and Nick Brunsdon, and Economists Andrew Beattie and Paul Barkle, review the Government’s 2021 Budget, what it might mean for the economy, and how the announcements could impact across the country. 
The team will also examine the latest insights from the Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor, and the latest on key topics including migration settings and New Zealand’s trade picture (including supply chain issues), to provide a well-rounded assessment of current conditions.

Nick Brunsdon

Principal Economist, Lead Demographer, Director

Post-Budget Review

In our September Monthly Economic Webinar, Infometrics Senior Economist Rob Heyes and Economist Paul Barkle focus on the unfolding labour market dynamics of the COVID-19 economic downturn. They examine how businesses’ response to the economic downturn is affecting the workforce, the uneven distribution of job losses, and how people’s attachment to the labour market is changing.

Rob Heyes

Principal Consultant

Labour market dynamics

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