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Steven Stillman

Senior Research Associate

Image of Steven StillmanSteve received a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington in 2000. He was a Senior Fellow from 2004-2011 at Motu before joining the University of Otago as a professor in the department of economics in July 2011.  Prior appointments also include senior research economist at the New Zealand Department of Labour from 2002 to 2004 and a postdoctoral fellow at the RAND Corporation from 2000 to 2002. He is an affiliated researcher at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), the National Institute for Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA), Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and the William Davidson Institute. Steve’s research focuses on empirical labour economics, specialising in the behaviour of individuals and households. In recent research, he has examined the driver of immigration between Australia and New Zealand, the impact of migration to New Zealand on the income and health of Pacific Islanders both in New Zealand and in the Pacific, 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.

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