It is with sadness that we report that one of the keynote speakers at the NZAE 2010 Conference, Peter Kennedy, unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and passed away on Tuesday 1 September 2010. Our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues.
Peter's profile for the conference is here
Sir Frank Holmes has kindly provided some notes on the early years of the NZAE. Sir Frank was involved in founding the NZAE and the first Editor of New Zealand Economic Papers. He invites readers, who might have personal records, memories or anecdotes to send those in to the NZAE at economists@nzae.org.nz with “NZAE History” in the subject line.
The NZAE Newsletter Asymmetric Information is published in March, July and November. As each edition of Asymmetric Information is posted to members, the previous issue is posted on the website.
In an effort to increase the Association's services to members, we are detailing employment opportunities for economists in New Zealand.