John McDermott
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Affiliate
John McDermott is the Assistant Governor and Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank.
He has held posts at Victoria University of Wellington, the International Monetary Fund and National Bank of New Zealand. He has also spent time as a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund and taught at the World Bank Institute. He gained a BSc and MCom from the University of Auckland and a PhD from Yale University. His current research interests include monetary policy, business cycles, and commodity prices.
Publications
Hall, Viv and John McDermott. 2004. "Regional Business Cycles in New Zealand: Do They Exist? What Might Drive Them?" Motu Working Paper 04-10.
- Hall, Viv and John McDermott. 2007. "A Quarterly Post-World War II Real GDP Series for New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 07-13.
- Hall, Viv; John McDermott and James Tremewan. 2006. "The Ups and Downs of New Zealand House Prices," Motu Working Paper 06-03.