Events

NZAE Conference 2026

The 66th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists was held at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch on 1-3 July, 2026

Keynote Addresses

Andy Summers, London School of Economics – Taxing capital gains
Leonora Risse, Queensland University of Technology – Gender pay equity
Olga Filippova, University of Auckland – Property and natural disasters
Arthur Grimes, Victoria University of Wellington – New Zealand economic performance

Key Dates 2026

24 February: Abstract submissions open
25 March: Conference registration open
3 April: Abstracts Due
24 April: Notification of acceptance (earliest)
15 May: Registration deadline for presenters
15 May: Deadline for early-bird registration  
29 May: Full papers due for entries to prizes
1 July: Conference start
3 July: Conference end

NZAE Membership

Members of the NZAE typically have a degree in economics or commerce and in the normal course of work use the tools of economic analysis as teachers, investigators or advisors on economic matters.

Benefits
  • Discounted conference attendance
  • Subscription to Asymmetric Information Newsletter
  • Free access to our journal - New Zealand Economic Papers

NZAE Conference

Held annually, with presentations provided by local and international economists.

Further details can be found on our conference website, or in our conference archive.

New Zealand Economic Papers

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.

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