About this journal

New Zealand Economic Papers publishes research of the highest quality from leading international scholars in all areas of economics. The Journal also serves as an outlet for world class research on important economic and policy issues relevant to New Zealand, the Pacific, Australia, and Asia. The Journal covers all aspects of economics, from micro- to macrotheory and micro- to macroeconometrics.

The Journal publishes full papers, research notes, and policy papers related to the Journal’s aims.

Peer review policy
Research Articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and detailed review by at least two anonymous referees. Policy and Commentary-style pieces are typically peer reviewed by one referee as well as the Editor (or an Associate Editor).

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors .

Editor-in-Chief:
James Graham, University of Sydney, Australia

Associate Editors:
Nadezhda Baryshnikova, University of Adelaide, Australia
Martin Berka, Massey University, New Zealand
Jan Feld, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Andrea Menclova, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Peer Skov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Editorial Board:
Ananish Chaudhuri,  University of Auckland, New Zealand
Simon P. Anderson, University of Virginia, United States
Peter Bardsley,  University of Melbourne, Australia
C. Bram Cadsby,  University of Guelph, Canada
Brian Copeland,  University of British Columbia, Canada
Vincent P. Crawford,  University of California-San Diego, United States
Satya P. Das,  Indian Statistical Institute-Delhi, India
Roger Farmer,  University of California-Los Angeles, United States
David Fielding,  University of Otago, New Zealand
Richard Froyen,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
Max Gillman,  University of Missouri – St. Louis, United States
Arthur Grimes,  Motu Research and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Graeme Guthrie,  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Mark Holmes, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Tim Kehoe,  University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis, United States
Ian P. King,  University of Queensland, Australia
Thomas Lubik,  Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond  , United States
Nelson Mark,  University of Notre Dame, United States
Andrew McLennan,  University of Queensland, Australia
Dorian Owen,  University of Otago, New Zealand
Gail Pacheco,  Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
John Panzar,  Northwestern University and University of Auckland, New Zealand
Peter C.B. Phillips,  Yale University, United States and University of Auckland, New Zealand
John Riley,  University of California-Los Angeles, United States
Andrew Schotter,  New York University, United States
Grant Scobie,  New Zealand Treasury, New Zealand
David Teece,  University of California-Berkeley, United States
Steve Turnovsky,  University of Washington, United States
Christopher Waller,  Federal Reserve Bank-St. Louis and University of Notre Dame, United States
Carl Walsh,  University of California-Santa Cruz, United States
Mike Wickens,  York University, United Kingdom
Julian Wright, National University of Singapore, Singapore

• To promote collaboration and discussion among professional economists in New Zealand;
  
  
• To encourage research and to publish the results of that research and other relevant material;
  
  
• To obtain and disseminate information on research projects in progress or anticipated;
  
  
• To promote the profession of economics in New Zealand; and
  
  
• To foster in all sections of the community interest in and understanding of New Zealand economic problems.
  
  

  Membership is primarily open to those who have a degree in economics or commerce, and/or those who in the normal course of work use the tools of economic analysis such as teachers, investigators or advisers on economic matters.