BBQ Economics: How money works and why it matters
Author:
Liam Dann
Publisher:
Penguin NZ
ISBN:
9781776950768
Date published:
5 Mar 2024
Pages:
272
Format:
Paperback
RRP:
$40.00
From interest rates to the price of cheese and everything in between, this is an essential guide to the New Zealand economy, how it works and why it matters. Should I fix or float? Is now a good time to buy - or sell? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don't? Why does cheese cost so much? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ - and often at the same time. In this book, he sets out to answer them all, sharing his decades of insight with stories and quotes from prominent politicians, financial experts and business moguls and loads of helpful graphs and illustrations in a super-informative, entertaining introduction to money, how it works, what we should do with it, and why it matters. Includes- - What even is money? - Economic theory - Who's left, who's right, who's wrong?- Money and politics - Bitcoin, NFTs and the future of money - Inflation and deflation - AI and the future of work - Migration - How to read an economic forecast - Good times, bad times- Growth, recessions and depressions - Work smarter- NZ's productivity problem - Earthquakes, pandemics and market crashes - Investing - Safe as houses- The Kiwi obsession with property - Bank profits - The Great Depression - Boomer Times - Muldoon's shadow - GDP or not GDP - Taxing questions - Understanding risk - And so much more…
About the author:
Liam Dann is one of New Zealand's most trusted business and finance journalists, with a writing and reporting career spanning over 25 years. Currently Business Editor at Large at the New Zealand Herald, he delivers insightful, unbiased, accessible opinion and commentary covering markets, economics and politics. He hosts the podcast Money Talks and video show Market Watch and regularly appears as a guest commentator across a wide range of media. From his unlikely origins as a surfer, part-time DJ and self-described bogan, Liam worked in London's banking sector and travelled extensively before evolving into one of New Zealand's most respected commentators. He spends his money on records and sneakers and lives with his family in Auckland.
