LEANZ Conference in conjunction with the NZAE 50th Annual Conference 1 - 3 July 2009
New Zealand Association of Economists 50th Annual Conference 1 - 3 July 2009, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, Wellington - LEANZ will be holding a one day conference alongside the NZAE Conference on Friday 3 July.
Speakers will include the Hon Rodney Hide, Minister of Regulatory Reform, Alan Woodfield, Tanira Kingi and Susy Frankel. LEANZ members are also welcome at the conference dinner on Thursday 2 July. For further information see http://www.conferencebrokers.co.nz/nzae2009.htm
Wellington AGM - Monday 15 June 2009
Topic: Perspectives on the credit crunch and the state of financial markets
Keynote Speaker: Brendan O'Donovan, Chief Economist, Westpac Bank
Date: Monday 15 June 2009
Time: Refreshments from 5:30pm, AGM at 6pm with keynote speaker to follow
Venue: DLA Phillips Fox, 50-64 Customhouse Quay, Wellington
RSVP: to: angela.bamford@bellgully.com (please note that an RSVP is not compulsory, but we would appreciate hearing from you if you plan to attend)
Topic: As talk of the credit crunch has given way to assessments of how long and how deep the recession will be, it is more important than ever to get an informed perspective on the negative and positive features of financial markets here and abroad. As one of New Zealand's leading economic commentators, Brendan O'Donovan is very well placed to provide such a perspective. Brendan will discuss potential changes in regulatory and institutional policy settings, as well as a range of other issues concerning the current business climate.
Speaker: Brendan O'Donovan has been the Chief Economist at Westpac Bank since 2003. Previously he has worked as Chief Economist for National Bank and worked as a macro-economist at the NZ Institute of Economic Research. Brendan has been published in New Zealand and international journals. He is regularly engaged on the speaker circuit and is frequently asked to provide comment on economic and public policy matters to the media.
NZAE 50th Annual Conference 1-3 July 2009 - "50 Years : Looking Back - moving forward"
New Zealand Association of Economists
50th Annual Conference
1-3 July 2009
James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel
Wellington
An invitation to present a paper at the 50th Aniversary Conference is extended to all working in the field. Papers should reflect the significance of the conference and the conference theme "50 years : Looking back - moving forward".
Further information and the prescribed abstract form will be found on the Conference page of the Association's website at www.nzae.org.nz
Abstracts must be submitted by 31 March 2009.
What's New?
Fellowship of LEANZ
Members of LEANZ who have made a contribution to law and economics can apply to be admitted as Fellows of the Association. Fellowship requires:
- that you are a financial member at the time of application;
- submission of your full CV and two copies of a portfolio of at least 100,000 published words which advance law and economics scholarship; and
- five years' membership of LEANZ by the time of admission (compoundable by paying back-subscriptions).
Anyone interested should speak to any committee member they know, or email info@leanz.org.nz. The deadline for application to be admitted as an Inaugural Fellow at the AGM will be 1 March 2009. Members who do not currently meet the requirements are encouraged to set out to achieve Fellowship. (This notice is abbreviated somewhat but meets most cases, it does not override the Rules and Regulations however, which set out the full details.)
2008 AGM and President's Report
The LEANZ AGM for 2008 was held on Monday 30 June. Click here to read the President's Report.
Copies of papers and presentations from past seminars
Presentations and papers are regularly added to the members only section of the website. Go to the members only section with your email address and password, then click on knowledge base to access these. If you don't have your password, type in your email address and a password will be sent to you.
Corporate Members
LEANZ would like to thank the following corporate members who are supporting LEANZ during 2008/2009:
- Buddle Findlay
- Chapman Tripp
- Ernst & Young
- LECG
- LexisNexis
- Ministry of Justice
- Russell McVeagh
- Telecom
- Treasury
Levy Fellowships at George Mason University
Levy Fellowships are awarded to students who have or have completed the requirements for a PhD in economics to enable them to study for a JD at George Mason Law School. Fellows must undertake that they intend to be academics teaching in law or economics departments thereafter. The Fellowship pays all tuition and fees and carries a stipend of US$22,000. See the link below for details:
http://www.law.gmu.edu/econ/levy.html