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The Origins of Inflation Targeting in New Zealand with Don Brash | Hoover Institution

The Origins of Inflation Targeting in New Zealand with Don Brash | Hoover Institution

Update: 2025-12-04
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Don Brash on his career as a central banker at the helm of New Zealand’s central bank, helping to start inflation targeting in New Zealand, his time as a politician and leader of the National Party, and more.


Recorded on November 21, 2025.


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The Origins of Inflation Targeting in New Zealand with Don Brash | Hoover Institution

The Origins of Inflation Targeting in New Zealand with Don Brash | Hoover Institution

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