Dave Grimmond

About

"Dave provides economic consulting services for Infometrics clients, including model development, customised forecasts, and policy analysis. He has provided economic analysis on a wide range of topics for private business, non-profit organisations, central, and local government. He also provides input to the company's forecasting process." - Infometrics

Member for

11 years 7 months

Latest articles

Are the oil companies taking us for a ride?

Dave Grimmond calls for an investigation of fuel pricing by the Commerce Commission. He thinks suppliers could be hobbling GDP by 0.25% per year

17th Mar 16, 2:02pm

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond calls for an investigation of fuel pricing by the Commerce Commission. He thinks suppliers could be hobbling GDP by 0.25% per year

Making something of Labour’s free student fees proposal

Dave Grimmond says the proposal is overly generous, but does have merit - though possibly for different reasons to those thought of by Labour

4th Feb 16, 10:43am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond says the proposal is overly generous, but does have merit - though possibly for different reasons to those thought of by Labour

Review of GST misses the point

Dave Grimmond says it's time to change the way GST is applied to exports and imports, to give service exporting industries like tourism and education fair treatment

19th Jan 16, 2:45pm

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond says it's time to change the way GST is applied to exports and imports, to give service exporting industries like tourism and education fair treatment

Welcome focus on investing in children

Dave Grimmond likes the Budget 2015 drive to tackle child poverty by focusing resources on those under 6 to try and head off later costly interventions

26th May 15, 11:35am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond likes the Budget 2015 drive to tackle child poverty by focusing resources on those under 6 to try and head off later costly interventions

Changing local government revenue

Dave Grimmond looks at the LGNZ revenue discussion paper and finds reasons to be sceptical, but also an option for 'fiscally neutral' change

4th Feb 15, 7:00am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond looks at the LGNZ revenue discussion paper and finds reasons to be sceptical, but also an option for 'fiscally neutral' change

Rating the education policies

Dave Grimmond looks at the different approaches to education policy by the two main parties. The Opposition wants more-of-the-same, while the Incumbent wants change

11th Sep 14, 11:34am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond looks at the different approaches to education policy by the two main parties. The Opposition wants more-of-the-same, while the Incumbent wants change

Can we improve elections to get better policy?

Dave Grimmond says we should not only choose parties and people at election time, but vote on our policy preferences as well

15th Jul 14, 11:46am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond says we should not only choose parties and people at election time, but vote on our policy preferences as well

Understanding the gender pay gap

Dave Grimmond looks at why the gender pay gap persists and sees decisions being made in households rather than the workplace as explaining much of this

20th May 14, 4:00pm

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond looks at why the gender pay gap persists and sees decisions being made in households rather than the workplace as explaining much of this

Time to revolutionise the banking system?

Dave Grimmond wonders why one of the best banking reform ideas isn't even being debated; he suspects entrenched interests and innate conservatism

25th Mar 14, 10:45am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond wonders why one of the best banking reform ideas isn't even being debated; he suspects entrenched interests and innate conservatism

Time for a pre-emptive strike on inflation

Dave Grimmond says the RBNZ should send a strong signal it is resolved to prevent a rise in inflation; official inertia would see the benefits of low inflation unravel

23rd Jan 14, 10:51am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond says the RBNZ should send a strong signal it is resolved to prevent a rise in inflation; official inertia would see the benefits of low inflation unravel

The risks of RBNZ's LVR 'speed limits'

Dave Grimmond thinks the RBNZ LVR policy may move from being a no-brainer to being a big gamble, and could become an almighty headache

5th Nov 13, 11:43am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond thinks the RBNZ LVR policy may move from being a no-brainer to being a big gamble, and could become an almighty headache

Zoning in on teaching

Dave Grimmond wants schools to focus on improving education outcomes, rather than teacher senstitivities, community zoning, or a one-style-fits-all approach

22nd Oct 13, 10:53am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond wants schools to focus on improving education outcomes, rather than teacher senstitivities, community zoning, or a one-style-fits-all approach

Lies, damn lies and statistics

Dave Grimmond wants us to understand the limits of statistical sampling, and why we should consider the 'big data' alternative

27th Aug 13, 10:27am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond wants us to understand the limits of statistical sampling, and why we should consider the 'big data' alternative

The destiny of GST

Dave Grimmond thinks we should convert our GST system to apply it to all exports, exempt all imports, and let the NZ$ find a new balance

30th Jul 13, 2:18pm

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond thinks we should convert our GST system to apply it to all exports, exempt all imports, and let the NZ$ find a new balance

'Be brave & tackle home ownership tax status'

Dave Grimmond says consider taxing the imputed rent benefit we get from home ownership to help us make much better savings decisions

21st May 13, 11:23am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond says consider taxing the imputed rent benefit we get from home ownership to help us make much better savings decisions

The bluff from Bluff

Dave Grimmond wants us to think about the higher risks we face when the Crown owns commercial businesses, and whether that helps the efficiency of our economy

9th Apr 13, 10:46am

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond wants us to think about the higher risks we face when the Crown owns commercial businesses, and whether that helps the efficiency of our economy

Inflammatory statements about anti-inflammatory drugs

Dave Grimmond thinks a medical researcher's warning highlights a similar problem in economics; how to avoid the problem of self-selection. Your view?

19th Feb 13, 12:02pm

by Dave Grimmond

Dave Grimmond thinks a medical researcher's warning highlights a similar problem in economics; how to avoid the problem of self-selection. Your view?