Kia ora. And welcome to my tiny corner of Substack.

I will use this avenue to post some of my thoughts/comments on matters economic.

But, (and no apologies), be aware that my perspective on economics is much broader than the commentariat-focus headlines on house prices, interest rates, inflation, or government debt and suchlike.

My perspective is reflected in the header - it is about whakapapa, whenua, and whai hua. And the connections within and between them. And it’s about Aotearoa in the 21st century, where the constraints to producing more and more outputs are a lot more real (and increasingly binding) than they were in my under-graduate days.

So expect thoughts about

• long-term inter-generational impacts and challenges

• equity and access to opportunity

• real productive resources and investment

• regional development

• people, skills, knowledge, and experience

• collective and community assets and business enterprise

• role and function of state (government)

• export trade and building resilience

• and - yes, of course, - productivity(!).

Thanks again, and if you can, spread the word and ask a few friends to sign up.

Ngā mihi nui

Dr Ganesh R Ahirao (aka Ganesh Nana).

PS. To clarify, for those interested, my correct family name is Ahirao. However - short story - Nana is actually the first name of my grandfather. And so, as is custom, Nana is my father’s second name. But, Nana was then mistakenly (language issues) put down as my father’s family name in British immigration forms when my father got his Indian passport decades ago. And the mistake got locked in via the paper trail when he immigrated to NZ. Hence, my legal name remains Ganesh Nana, but my correct name is Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao.

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