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LEANZ is an organisation dedicated to the advancement and understanding of law and economics in New Zealand.

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

Auckland Seminar - Thursday 4 June 2009

Topic: New Zealand's Quota Management System: Successes, Challenges and Good Governance for our Fisheries Resource

Speaker: Ralph Townsend, Chief Economist, Ministry of Fisheries

Date: Thursday 4 June

Time: 5:15pm for 5:30pm start, followed by refreshments

Venue: Russell McVeagh, Level 30, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland

RSVP: to: jenniene.fleming@chapmantripp.com phone (09) 357 2716

Topic: New Zealand has implemented the world's most comprehensive individual transferable quota system for fisheries management, which is called the "quota management system" or "QMS". Under the QMS, New Zealand's fishing industry has become probably the most economically efficient in the world. The history of the QMS has been one of remarkable institutional innovation by New Zealand. But the QMS has been struggling with two broad questions for at least ten years. First, how will the conflict between the interests of fisheries quota holders and other claimants, including recreational and environmental interests be resolved. Second, to what extent will New Zealand allow or encourage commercial fishing industry to take on broader roles in fisheries governance. The resolution of both of these questions will involve further institutional innovation by New Zealand.

Speaker: Ralph Townsend is the Chief Economist at New Zealand's Ministry of Fisheries, a position he has held since July 2007. Before coming to New Zealand, Ralph was Professor of Economics as the University of Maine for 25 years. He has been involved in fisheries management issues in New England, the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii. Ralph has published widely on fisheries economics and fisheries management. He also served as President of the North American Association of Fishery Economists (2005 - 2007). The past ten years of his research has included extensive work on fisheries self-governance and corporate governance of fisheries. Ralph recently co-edited "Case Studies in Fisheries Self-governance", which was published by the FAO.

Membership

Current members should have received an automatic invoice for this year's membership. To join online click here. New members are welcome.

The benefits of membership include:

membership is required for those who attend seminars frequently;
members gain access to presentations and academic material behind LEANZ seminars;
members receive free admission to the LEANZ instructional seminar series on the foundations of law and economics;
members receive a copy of LEANZ's newsletter on law and economics; and
membership and participation in LEANZ helps develop relationships within the New Zealand law and economics community, creating better outcomes in law, economics and policy

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