The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the International Monetary Fund are hosting a conference on the future of inflation targeting.
Details at RBNZ page
Other seminars and workshops hosted by the RBNZ and other institutions and university departments can be found at https://www.nzae.org.nz/events/general-presentations/
The 2019 conference programme is available at http://nzaeconference.co.nz/programme
Please note that following changes to deadlines for the NZAE 2019 conference:
Further details about the 2019 NZAE Conference are on the dedicated conference website.
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The contents of New Zealand Economic Papers, Volume 53, Issue 1, 2019 (available online or by subscription):
Victoria University of WellingtonThe School of Economics and Finance invites you to attend the 9th NZ Macroeconomic Dynamics Workshop 2019.
| See the FINAL PROGRAMME attached. There is no registration fee to attend but for catering purposes please register with Numa Fonoti (Numa.Fonoti@vuw.ac.nz) no later than Friday, 19 April 2019 and include any special dietary requirements. | ||||||||||
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For other forthcoming events across institutions, see lists here.
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Last Call for Papers
60th New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference
To be held at Victoria University of Wellington
3, 4, 5 July 2019 (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
The New Zealand Association of Economists is pleased to announce the Last Call for Papers for its 60th Annual Conference. Abstracts can be submitted here by 1 April.
See attached for more information: nzae2019_ last _call_for_papers
First Call for Papers:
60th New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference
To be held at Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 3, 4, 5 July 2019 (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Abstracts can be submitted here. (See attached for more information)
NZAE PhD Student Workshop, 2019
For whom: PhD students in Economics who are either New Zealand-based or are New Zealand students studying abroad. Preference will be given to PhD students in the first two years of their studies who register for the NZAE conference.
When: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Where: Wellington TBC (See attached for more information)
Stata Prize for Excellence in Graphics Communication
The Stata Prize for Excellence in Graphics Communications will be awarded to the written paper that is deemed to make the best use of graphs for data visualization or communication of research findings using graphics. The papers will be judged by leading empirical researchers in economics. (See attached for more information and conditions of entry)
Please address conference enquiries to:
Ian Duncan or Shelley Haring (contact details in attached)
The contents of New Zealand Economic Papers, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2018 (available online or by subscription):
Victoria University of Wellington is hosting Wilbur Townsend from Harvard 28 February 2019, discussing “Comparing Many Treatments“.
Otherwise check the web pages of each institution, listed here, in early 2019 for updates.
NOTE: APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.
Applications are now being sought for the A R Bergstrom Prize in Econometrics, 2019.
The objective of the Prize is to reward the achievement of excellence in econometrics, as demonstrated by a research paper in any area of econometrics. The Prize is open to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand who, on the closing date of applications, have current or recent (i.e. within two years) student status for a higher degree. It is intended that the awardee will utilise the proceeds to assist in financing further study or research in econometrics in New Zealand or overseas.
The Prize can be awarded once every two years, with a value of NZ$1,000 (NB Payment will be to a domestic New Zealand bank account in the name of the prize winner). The selection panel will be appointed by the A R Bergstrom Prize Committee.
Applications/nominations must include:
Applications should be emailed by Friday 15 February 2019 to:
Dr. Leo Krippner ( leo.krippner@rbnz.govt.nz )
See NZAE page for further information on the prize.
Congratulations to the following recipients of prizes presented at NZAE Conference 2018. More detail on each prize is available at https://nzae.org.nz/prizes/
| David Teece Prize in Industrial Organisation and Firm Behaviour | Richard Meade |
| New Zealand Economic Policy Prize | Jed Armstrong, Hayden Skilling & Fang Yao |
| NZIER Poster prize – open | Hanna Habibi |
| NZIER Poster prize – student | Hanna Habibi |
| People’s choice poster | Samuel Verevis |
| Jan Whitwell Doctoral | Yaxiong (Sherry) Li |
| Jan Whitwell Bachelors / Masters | Ben Davies |
| Seamus Hogan Research Prize | Sally Owen |
| Statistics NZ prize | Isabelle Bouchard, Lydia Cheung & Gail Pacheco |
Ensuring policies are effective and achieve the desired impacts is harder than it seems. The conference will explore how economic analysis can help us to advise governments on the best ways to improve the quality of peoples’ lives.
See dedicated conference website for more detail released nearer to the event.
Title: NZAE Conference 2019
Location: Rutherford House, Victoria University of Wellington
Description: Annual 3-day NZAE Conference
Start Date: 2019-07-03
Start Time: 08:00
End Date: 2019-07-05
End Time: 13:30
2019 Conference important dates:
PhD Workshop: Tuesday, 2nd July; venue TBD
2019 Conference keynotes:
Copies of papers made available by the authors for NZAE Conference 2018 are available at https://www.nzae.org.nz/events/nzae-conference-2018/2018-conference-papers/
There is more and more evidence that findings from many scientific studies cannot be reproduced, casting doubt on the reliability of these studies. This will be discussed at a ‘Reproducibility and Integrity in Scientific Research’ workshop, University of Canterbury, October 26, 2018. Registration details at https://blogs.canterbury.ac.nz/intercom/2018/09/21/workshop-on-reproducibility-and-integrity-in-scientific-research/.
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The contents of New Zealand Economic Papers, Volume 52, Issue 2, 2018 (available online or by subscription):