Dr Benno Blaschke: Punching above or falling behind

At the INFINZ Conference this month, the Initiative’s Dr Oliver Hartwich presented some uncomfortable facts. New Zealand lags behind its OECD peers in productivity, capital intensity, and economic complexity. He warned about our habit of consoling ourselves with positive self-narratives that are not supported by data: "we don't know how lucky we are," "number 8 wire mentality," and "punching above our weight."