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Easton has held a number of scholarships and fellowships including visiting fellowships at the University of Melbourne, as Richard Downing Research Professor, Georgetown and Harvard Universities, as a Fulbright NZ Distinguished Visiting Fellow<ref>[http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/2004/16b-02-04_press_release.html 2004 Media Release, University of Otago, New Zealand] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216153317/http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/2004/16b-02-04_press_release.html |date=December 16, 2004 }}</ref> and a Marsden Fellowship<ref>[http://www.rsnz.org/funding/marsden_fund/awards_2003.php RSNZ/Marsden Fund/2003 results] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928000754/http://www.rsnz.org/funding/marsden_fund/awards_2003.php |date=September 28, 2006 }}</ref> (2003–2006). In 2002 he was appointed to the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Growth and Innovation Advisory Board<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giab.govt.nz/members/index.html |title=Members | Growth and Innovation Advisory Board |publisher=Giab.govt.nz |date= |accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref> and, in 2005, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Association of Economists.<ref name=DF_NZAE/> He has documented his current work activity and interests in his personal web site.<ref name="website"/> |
Easton has held a number of scholarships and fellowships including visiting fellowships at the University of Melbourne, as Richard Downing Research Professor, Georgetown and Harvard Universities, as a Fulbright NZ Distinguished Visiting Fellow<ref>[http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/2004/16b-02-04_press_release.html 2004 Media Release, University of Otago, New Zealand] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216153317/http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/2004/16b-02-04_press_release.html |date=December 16, 2004 }}</ref> and a Marsden Fellowship<ref>[http://www.rsnz.org/funding/marsden_fund/awards_2003.php RSNZ/Marsden Fund/2003 results] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928000754/http://www.rsnz.org/funding/marsden_fund/awards_2003.php |date=September 28, 2006 }}</ref> (2003–2006). In 2002 he was appointed to the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Growth and Innovation Advisory Board<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giab.govt.nz/members/index.html |title=Members | Growth and Innovation Advisory Board |publisher=Giab.govt.nz |date= |accessdate=2010-03-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014034433/http://www.giab.govt.nz/members/index.html |archivedate=2008-10-14 |df= }}</ref> and, in 2005, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Association of Economists.<ref name=DF_NZAE/> He has documented his current work activity and interests in his personal web site.<ref name="website"/> |
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Revision as of 10:58, 25 July 2017
Brian Easton (born 1943) is an economist from New Zealand. He has been economics columnist for the New Zealand Listener magazine for more than 34 years, giving him a high public profile nationally. He has held a number of university teaching posts and also works as an independent commentator.[1] Easton is known for his criticism of economic orthodoxy.
Background
Easton was born in 1943 and grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. He holds degrees in mathematics and economics from the University of Canterbury, and in economics from Victoria University of Wellington.
Career
Easton was director of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research from 1981 to 1986.[2] He is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, a Chartered Statistician, and a Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Publication
As author, co-author or editor of more than 30 books, Easton writes regularly for the NZ Listener[3] and other journals and newspapers. His recent books include Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations (Auckland University Press, 2007), The Commercialisation of New Zealand (AUP, 1997), In Stormy Seas: The Post-War New Zealand Economy (UOP, 1997), The Whimpering of the State: Policy after MMP (AUP, 1999)[4] and The Nationbuilders (AUP, 2001). He was included in Speaking Truth to Power: Public Intellectuals Rethink New Zealand,[5] edited by Laurence Simmons (AUP, 2007).
Academia
Easton has held a number of scholarships and fellowships including visiting fellowships at the University of Melbourne, as Richard Downing Research Professor, Georgetown and Harvard Universities, as a Fulbright NZ Distinguished Visiting Fellow[6] and a Marsden Fellowship[7] (2003–2006). In 2002 he was appointed to the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Growth and Innovation Advisory Board[8] and, in 2005, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Association of Economists.[2] He has documented his current work activity and interests in his personal web site.[1]
References
- ^ a b Brian Easton
- ^ a b "Brian Easton awarded Distinguished Fellow of NZAE". New Zealand Association of Economists. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Listener". Listener.co.nz. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ The Whimpering of the State — Auckland University Press Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Speaking Truth to Power — Auckland University Press Archived April 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2004 Media Release, University of Otago, New Zealand Archived December 16, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RSNZ/Marsden Fund/2003 results Archived September 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Members | Growth and Innovation Advisory Board". Giab.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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