Department of Economics, University of Auckland

A message from Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Auckland:

Are you interested in housing affordability, urban economics or econometrics? Are you interested in doing a PhD in Economics?

I am looking for a PhD student to come and work with Peter Phillips and me. We have a scholarship available. Learn more about it here:

https://sites.google.com/site/greenawaymcgrevy/home/postgraduate-supervision/phd-scholarship

Please share among your networks or with anyone that might be interested. Thanks in advance.

Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy - PhD Scholarship PhD Scholarship The Department of Economics at the University of Auckland is offering a PhD scholarship in Economics. The successful candidate will be supervised by Professor Peter C B Phillips and Associate Professor Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on a topic in applied econometrics or econometric

The University of Auckland Economics Society is bringing in Tony Burton, the Deputy Chief Economist at Treasury as a guest speaker on 11 April from 6:30 - 8 PM. Details will be posted on their page https://www.facebook.com/uoaeconomicssociety/

Look out for more events featuring guest speakers - this is a great opportunity to hear from practitioners in the field of Economics.

The Economics Society, University of Auckland The University of Auckland Economics Society is a fully student-run organisation. The Society’s purpose is to promote the study and exchange of economic ideas as well as to create a close-knit social community within the University of Auckland.

We bridge the gap between students and industry experts with our guest speaker series, and provide valuable networking opportunities. We also organise study sessions and free economic help rooms for our members to help them get through the exam stress with support from their peers.

Stay tuned for an amazing year with a number of social and academic events that include pub quizzes, guest seminars, help rooms, and much more...

You can sign up for free at our link here: http://eepurl.com/gjeAWb

We wish our students all the success in the world for their exams!

A Broken Social Elevator? How to Promote Social Mobility says that given current levels of inequality and intergenerational earnings mobility, it could take at least five generations or 150 years for the child of a poor family to reach the average income, on average across OECD countries.

See http://www.oecd.org/social/action-needed-to-tackle-stalled-social-mobility.htm for more.

A fantastic evening - thanks to MADE (Make a Difference with Economics) students for their help.

A big well done to all the recipients of 2018 New Zealand Economics Competition! 2426 students from 89 schools throughout New Zealand entered the Competition and on the 16 October the national winners were recognised here in the Business School. Congratulations again, we hope you all choose to study with us in the future!

Economists, join the Policy Analysis team at the RBNZ! Applications close 14/09/2018.

Economic Adviser - Policy Analysis - Reserve Bank of New Zealand The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is responsible for maintaining price stability and promoting a sound and efficient financial system. The Bank has operational independence in implementing monetary policy, with the Economics Department playing an important role by generating regular forecasts and an....

Summer Internships at Te Punaha Matatini. Applications close 7 September.

A good opportunity to engage in the debate on Trade Wars!

Make a Difference with Economics (MADE) is proud to announce our 2018 Case Competition, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

Imagine yourself working at MFAT, doing research on real issues that affects every person in New Zealand. This is exactly what our case competition aims to emulate.

This is a unique opportunity which could lead to your research and findings being used by MFAT and other organisations to shape the future of New Zealand. MFAT really are keen to here students' findings on an area which hasn't been well researched to date.

MFAT wants advice on the key factors encouraging firms to maintain high value-added business activities in New Zealand as they develop their offshore presence. This is so MFAT can ensure businesses around New Zealand have incentives to keep their operations in New Zealand, rather than offshore them.

This competition is open to all students at the University of Auckland. In teams of four, you will have four weeks to work on a proposal that addresses this question with assistance from the MADE committee. Finalists get to present and network with an esteemed panel of judges.

Registration can be done via the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u2dz0J4hbuiOh7Z7TYbcd_zlemXMzT59iZ2bZFtmyo4/edit

OECD internship in Italy. Application deadline: August 19.

Internship at the OECD LEED Trento Centre and Venice Office The OECD LEED Trento Centre and the Venice office are pleased to announce a call for internship applications. Deadline for applications: Sunday, 19th August 2018 at 23.59 (Italian time).

Where New Zealand's exports go.

New map reveals where New Zealand's exports go Argentina imports plenty of paper, while Canada can't get enough of our wine.

The University of Otago Wellington is currently recruiting for an Assistant Research Fellow to work on Public Health IDI projects at University of Otago Wellington. This is a great opportunity for someone with R, SAS or Stata experience to learn about IDI and public health research.

Assistant Research Fellow - Data Management %26 Analysis (Wellington) Click the link provided to see the complete job description.