Steven Stillman
Senior Fellow
Steve received a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington in 2000 and is an affiliated research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) and the William Davidson Institute. Before joining Motu in 2004, Steve worked as a senior research economist at the New Zealand Department of Labour and was a postdoctoral fellow at the RAND Corporation. He was a visiting professor at the Chair for Statistics and Empirical Economic Research, University of Zurich for the 2008 - 2009 academic year and greatly appreciated their amazing hospitality..
Steve’s research focuses on empirical labour economics, specialising in the behaviour of individuals and households. In recent research, he has examined the impact of immigration on the geographic mobility and labour market outcomes of New Zealanders, the impact of migration to New Zealand on the income and health of Pacific Islanders, retirement behaviour among older Australians, and the effect of economic shocks in Russia on nutrition and overall living standards. Steve is broadly interested in research on migration, health, nutrition, education, household decision-making and inequality.
In his free time, he enjoys tramping, surfing, and skiing, watching television, reading, and discussing practically anything with his partner, Natasha. More than anything, he loves to travel and hopes to see as much of world as possible.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF 53.8KB)
Publications
- Sin, Isabelle and Steven Stillman. 2005. "The Geographical Mobility of Maori in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 05-05.
- Stillman, Steven. 2005. "Examining Changes in the Value of Rural Land in New Zealand between 1989 and 2003," Motu Working Paper 05-07.
McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2006. "How Important is Selection? Experimental Vs Non-experimental Measures of the Income Gains from Migration," Motu Working Paper 06-02.
Maré, David C.; Steven Stillman and Melanie Morten. 2007. "Settlement Patterns and the Geographic Mobility of Recent Migrants to New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 07-11.
Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2007. "The Impact of Immigration on the Geographic Mobility of New Zealanders," Motu Working Paper 07-05.
Gibson, John; Trinh Le and Steven Stillman. 2007. "What Explains the Wealth Gap Between Immigrants and the New Zealand Born?" Motu Working Paper 07-12.
Stillman, Steven. 2006. “Trends in Youth Activity in New Zealand from 1985-2004,” New Zealand Department of Labour Research Paper (July).
Cobb-Clark, Deborah and Steven Stillman. 2009. "The Retirement Expectations of Middle-Aged Individuals," IZA Discussion Paper no. 2449, November.
Lewis, Geoff and Steven Stillman. 2005. "Regional Economic Performance in New Zealand: How Does Auckland Compare?" New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 05/08.
Hyslop, Dean; Steven Stillman and Sarah Crichton. 2004. "The Impact of Employment Experiences and Benefit-Spell Duration on Benefit-to-Work Transitions," LEED Research Report, Statistics New Zealand, Wellington.
Stillman, Steven and Dean Hyslop. 2006. "Examining Benefit-to-Work Transactions Using Statistics New Zealand's Linked Employer-Employee Data," LEED Research Report, Statistics New Zealand, Wellington.
Crichton, Sarah; Steven Stillman and Dean Hyslop. 2005. "Returning to Work from Injury: Longitudinal Evidence on Employment and Earnings," LEED Research Report, Statistics New Zealand, Wellington (July).
Stillman, Steven. 2006. "Health and Nutrition in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union during the Decade of Transition: A Review of the Literature," Economics and Human Biology, 4:1, pp. 104-46.
Stillman, Steven. 2006. "Employment Decisions during the First Decade of Transition in Russia," Applied Economics Quarterly, 52:2, pp. 153-189.
Stillman, Steven. 2000. “Labor Market Uncertainty and Private Sector Labor Supply in Russia,” William Davidson Institute Working Paper 359.
Stillman, Steven. 2000. “The Determinants of Private and Government Sector Earnings in Russia,” RAND Labor and Population Working Paper 00-17 (November).
McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2007. "A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold: Do Emigrants have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?" IZA Discussion Paper 2788 (May).
Stillman, Steven; David McKenzie, and John Gibson. 2006. “Migration and Mental Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” University of Waikato, Department of Economics Working Paper 4/06.
Poland, Michelle; Janis Paterson, Sarnia Carter, Wanzhen Gao, Lana Perese and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Pacific Islands Families Study: Factors Associated with Living in Extended Families One Year on from the Birth of a Child," Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 2:1.
Kuhn, Randall and Steven Stillman. 2004. "Understanding Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, 53:1, pp. 131-156.
Stillman, Steven. 2001. “The Response of Consumption in Russian Households to Economic Shocks,” IZA Discussion Paper 411 (December).
Gibson, John; Steven Stillman and Trinh Le. 2007. "CPI Bias and Real Living Standards in Russia During the Transition," Journal of Development Economics, 87:1, pp. 140-60.
- Stillman, Steven and Duncan Thomas. 2007. "Nutritional Status during an Economic Crisis: Evidence from Russia," Economic Journal, 118:531, pp. 1385-1417.
Gibson, John and Steven Stillman. 2009. "Why Do Big Firms Pay Higher Wages? Evidence from an International Database," Review of Economics and Statistics 91:1, 213–218.
Dixon, Sylvia and Steven Stillman. 2008. "The Impact of Firm Closure on Workers' Future Employment and Earnings," LEED Research Report, Statistics New Zealand.
- Cumming, Jackie; Steven Stillman and Michelle Poland. 2009."Who Pays What for Primary Health Care? Patterns and Determinants of the Fees Paid by Patients in a Mixed Public-Private Financing Model," Motu Working Paper 09-01.
- Lundberg, Shelly; Richard Startz, and Steven Stillman. 2003. “The Retirement-Consumption Puzzle: A Marital Bargaining Approach,” Journal of Public Economics, 87:5-6, pp. 1199-1218.
- Baum, Christopher; Mark Schaffer and Steven Stillman. 2003. “Instrumental Variables and GMM: Estimation and Testing,” Stata Journal, 3:1, pp. 1-31.
Maré, David C.; Melanie Morten, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Settlement Patterns and the Geographic Mobility of Recent Migrants to New Zealand," New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:2, pp. 163-196.
Velamuri, Malathi; Steven Stillman and Andrew Aitken. 2008. "The Long-Run Impact of New Zealand's Structural Reform on Local Communities," Motu Working Paper 08-11.
Johnson, Robin; Weshah A. Razzak and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Has New Zealand Benefited from Its Investments in Research and Development?" Applied Economics, 39:19, pp. 2425-2440.
Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2008. "Housing Markets and Migration: Evidence from New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 08-06
Hyslop, Dean and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Youth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market," Labour Economics, 14:2, pp. 201-230.
Gibson, John; Trinh Le and Steven Stillman. 2007. "What Explains the Wealth Gap Between Immigrants and the New Zealand Born?" New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:2, pp. 131-162.
Hyslop, Dean; David C. Maré, Steven Stillman and Jason Timmins. 2008. "An Analysis of Teenage Employment by Firms: 1999/00-2006/07," LEED Research Report, Statistics New Zealand.
Lewis, Geoff and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Regional Economic Performance in New Zealand: How Does Auckland Compare?" New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:1, pp. 29-68.
McKenzie, David; John Gibson, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Moving to Opportunity, Leaving Behind What? Evaluating the Initial Effects of a Migration Policy on Incomes and Poverty in Source Areas," University of Waikato Working Papers in Economics 07/23.
McKenzie, David; John Gibson, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Moving to Opportunity, Leaving Behind What? Evaluating the Initial Effects of a Migration Policy on Incomes and Poverty in Source Areas," New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:2, pp. 197-223.
McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2008. "How important is selection? Experimental vs non-experimental measures of the income gains from migration," Motu manuscript.
Cobb-Clark, Deborah and Steven Stillman. 2009. "The Retirement Expectations of Middle-Aged Individuals," Economic Record Vol. 85, No. 269, June, pp 146-163.
Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2009. "The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrants in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 09-10.
David C. Maré and Steven Stillman. 2009. "The Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of New Zealanders," Motu Working Paper 09-11.
Maré, David C. and Steven Stillman. 2010. "Passing it on: The intergenerational transmission of human capital in New Zealand families," Families Commission Research Fund report, Families Commissions, Wellington.
Stillman, Steven. 2010. “Which Tongans move to New Zealand via the Pacific Assess Category quota, and how does it change their lives?” Wellington Public Policy Seminar, May.
Stillman, S & Maré, D C (2010) “The Impact of Immigration on the Geographic Mobility of New Zealanders” Economic Record Published online http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.541 (Feb 9 2010).
McKenzie, David, John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2010. “How Important is Selection? Experimental Vs Non-experimental Measures of the Income Gains from Migration.” Journal of the European Economic Association (June) 8. no. 4: 913-45.
Velamuri, Malathi and Steven Stillman. 2009. “The Impact of Crime Victimisation on Individual Well-Being: Evidence from Australia” in Philip S. Morrison (ed.) Proceedings of the 2008 Joint Labour, Employment and Work and Australian Labour Market Research Workshop Conference. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington: 583-95.
Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2009. “Labour Market Outcomes for Immigrants in New Zealand” in Philip S. Morrison (ed.) Proceedings of the 2008 Joint Labour, Employment and Work and Australian Labour Market Research Workshop Conference. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington: 133-46.
Mackenzie, David, Gibson, John and Stillman, Steven. 2010. Insights on Immigration and Development Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, June 2010, “A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold: Do Emigrants Have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?”
Gibson, John, Mackenzie, David, Stillman, Steven and Rohorua, Halahingano. 2010. European Society for Population Economics Annual Conference, Essen, Germany, June 2010, “Natural Experiment Evidence on the Effect of Migration on Blood Pressure and Hypertension.”
Stillman, Steven. 2010. Panel and Longitudinal Data: Methods and Applications Workshop, University of Melbourne and Melbourne Institute, Melbourne, Australia, April 2010, “Longitudinal evidence on the impact of crime victimisation on individual wellbeing”
Stillman, Steven. 2010. Ski-Labor Economics Workshop. Engelberg, Switzerland, January 2010, “Homeownership, Social Capital and Parental Voice in Schooling,”
Gibson, John, Mckenzie, David and Stillman, Steven. 2009. World Bank Migration and Development Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, September 2009, “Selectivity and the Estimated Impact of Emigration on Incomes and Poverty in Sending Areas: Evidence from the Samoan Quota Migration Lottery.”
Gibson, John, David McKenzie and Steven Stillman. 2010. “Accounting for Selectivity and Duration-Dependent Heterogeneity When Estimating the Impact of Emigration on Incomes and Poverty in Sending Areas.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5268 (April).
Dixon, Sylvia and Steven Stillman. 2009. “The Impact of Firm Closure on Workers’ Future Employment and Earnings.” Statistics New Zealand LEED Research Report (August).