Australia and New Zealand are experiencing protracted recessions. However, New Zealand’s recession is far deeper than Australia’s, as illustrated below by Justin Fabo from Antipodean Macro. New Zealand’s unemployment rate is also significantly higher than Australia’s. The differing outcomes between the two nations are explained by the exceptional growth in the non-market (government-funded) sector in
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