These Courses Should Be Optional
Why would you take this highly controversial material and insist on making it compulsory for everyone? The university has done the right thing.
Ananish Chaudhuri
This Is a Free Speech Crisis
This has implications for the quality of education we offer and perceptions of New Zealand universities.
Winston Peters Has a Point
Ananish Chaudhuri Ananish Chaudhuri, PhD. Professor of Experimental Economics | University of Auckland ananishchaudhuri.com bassettbrashandhide.com Winston Peters has suggested that mainstream media were “bribed” by the previous Labour government. Members of the media are outraged. Peters, true to form, is being provocative. I don’t think Peters’ strident tone
The Abiding Appeal of Donald Trump
Ananish Chaudhuri bassettbrashandhide.com Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland. Many of us find it hard to understand the appeal of Donald Trump. Trump is a grifter, liar, narcissist, adulterer and yet he remains the front-runner for the Republican nomination. He has a real shot
Legitimate Grievances Must Be Heard
Ananish Chaudhuri Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19”. Information Opinion I am not a fan of Brian Tamaki. But one does not need to admire or respect Mr Tamaki to concede that
NZ Public Ill-Informed about Covid Trials Thanks to NZ Media
Ananish Chaudhuri Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author, most recently, of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioral economics, uncertainty and Covid-19”. Warning Long read. 1321 words. It is now widely recognised that in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Government implemented
How We Were Nudged Into Lockdown
This an edited version of an article that appeared on the Elgar Blog from Edward Elgar Publishing. Reproduced with permission. Warning Long read. 1582 words. Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown?” Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19″ In
We Need a Better Understanding of the Limits of Expertise
Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19”. The views expressed are his own. I saw recently that a media-friendly scientist has taken to commenting about sailing. I presume this was to highlight the
Govt’s Approach Is Creating Deep Divisions
Ananish Chaudhuri shchaudhuri.com Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19”. The views expressed are his own. The images from the protest in Wellington have been sobering to say the least. All these
Counting the Costs of Lockdowns
Ananish Chaudhuri ananishchaudhuri.com Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19.” As we approach the second anniversary of WHO’s designation of Covid 19 as a pandemic in March 2020, many countries around
Super Spreader Events in the Eye of the Beholder
Ananish Chaudhuri ananishchaudhuri.com Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of Nudged into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19. Among the many foibles of human nature exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic is the hypocrisy that lies at the heart of contemporary progressivism.
Judges Need to Be Asking These Questions
Ananish Chaudhuri Martin Lally Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland. Martin Lally is Director of Capital Financial Consultants. Vaccine mandates for Covid-19 are proving to be controversial. Consequently, New Zealand’s recent mandates have faced court challenges already and one expects more such challenges
When Are Anti-vaxxers Not Anti-vaxxers?
Ananish Chaudhuri Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics University of Auckland ananishchaudhuri.com Author of: Nudge into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 The goal of achieving 90% vaccination, if achieved at all, will not happen any time soon. Very few countries in the world have achieved this target and
Our Biggest Problem Is Hubris
Ananish Chaudhuri Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics University of Auckland ananishchaudhuri.com Author of: Nudge into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 It took the government 18 months to figure out that “elimination” was misguided. We were one of the few remaining holdouts on elimination; so much so that
Why the Government Can’t Cancel Its Pandemic Debt by Printing More Money
Ananish Chaudhuri With the government borrowing heavily to fund its pandemic response and recovery, it has been suggested it could simply cancel its debt by printing more money. That sounds like an attractive idea, but it is one that would have seriously adverse consequences. Derived from “modern monetary theory” (MMT)