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Teaching

Motu’s senior staff run courses and teach in New Zealand universities to disseminate the results of our work and knowledge, and build New Zealand capacity to carry out empirical and theoretical research on New Zealand public policy.

Courses at Motu

Causal Analysis Course

Motu senior fellows Steve Stillman and Dave Maré will teach a course in causal analysis across three days in September 2010.

The course provides participants with an understanding of a range of methods used by economists to address causal questions. It is intended primarily for practitioners who will be designing and conducting empirical analyses for research and evaluation projects.

Participants are also able to attend an optional practical session at the conclusion of the course.

For more information and an enrolment form, click here (PDF, 320 KB).

Teaching Materials

Environmental trading game

Motu’s environmental trading game is freely available for download. Participants act as farmers in a nutrient (or emissions) trading system, though the game can be adapted for any other environmental problem. It is suitable for use with any group interested in better understanding these issues, both in an educational or professional setting (and comes with non-technical instructions).

Read more and download materials for the game here.

University Teaching

  • Arthur Grimes has joined the University of Waikato’s Management School as an Adjunct Professor of Economics. At Waikato, he is responsible for PhD student supervision and he contributes to joint research programmes. In addition, he teaches graduate Money and Banking and supervises a further two PhD students in economics at Victoria University of Wellington.
  • John Gibson is a professor at the University of Waikato’s Management School. He teaches economics at all levels.
  • Andrew Coleman teaches graduate level international economics at Victoria University of Wellington.
  • Suzi Kerr has recently returned from a teaching and research sabbatical at Stanford University, California.
  • David Maré and Steven Stillman are both adjunct professors at the University of Waikato, where they supervise graduate students. Steve teaches graduate labour economics at Victoria University of Wellington.