All Treasury Events http://www.treasury.govt.nz List of upcoming and recent events, including guest lectures and Budget lockups. daily 1 2007-11-11T00:37:16Z GEN Seminar: Externalities and public transport pricing and subsidies - Tue 21 Feb 2012, 12-1:30pm at the Ministry of Transport http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/seminar-21feb12 Presented by Mike Smart, Director, Sapere Research Group. No publisher 2012-01-19T00:41:42Z Event Guest Lecture: John Benington - Leadership, Governance and Public Value in an Age of Austerity - Wed 8 Feb, 1:30-3:00pm at Level 5, The Treasury, 1 The Terrace http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/benington-feb12 The global financial crisis has provoked a period of volatility and austerity for many governments. At the same time human societies are also facing profound structural changes in their ecological, political economic social and technological contexts. These are increasingly seen to require not just incremental adjustments, but a Copernican shift in mind-sets – including new paradigms for thinking and action about the role of the state in relation to both the private market and to civil society. No publisher 2012-01-23T22:43:01Z Event Meet and Greet: Doing your Ph.D. in Economics or Finance at Victoria - Mon 30 Jan 2012, 1:00pm-2:00pm at Reserve Bank, 8th Floor Phillips Room, 2 The Terrace http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/otherevents/meetandgreet-30jan12 A Capital Ph.D. Meet and Greet: Doing your Ph.D. in Economics or Finance at Victoria No publisher 2012-01-25T04:02:30Z Event GEN Inaugural Annual Conference 2011 - Wed 14 Dec 2011, 12.30-6pm at James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/conference-14dec11 Keynote speaker: Raj Chetty, Professor of Economics, Harvard University No publisher 2012-01-10T21:51:25Z Event Guest Lecture: Prof Raj Chetty - Using Differences in Knowledge Across Neighborhoods to Uncover the Impacts of Income Taxes on Earnings http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/chetty-dec11 No publisher 2012-01-18T00:56:30Z Event Guest Lecture: Prof. John Diamond - The Dynamic Economic Effects of a US Corporate Income Tax Rate Reduction http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/diamond-dec11 The US corporate income tax system has not changed significantly since 1986, while most other countries have dramatically reduced their statutory corporate income tax rates below the US rate. This paper analyzes the dynamic macroeconomic effects of a reduction in the US corporate tax rate financed in a revenue neutral manner through business tax base broadening. No publisher 2012-01-18T00:48:01Z Event NZIER, Motu and Treasury Guest Lecture: Dr Martin Weitzman - The Economics of Climate Change - Why is it so Difficult and Controversial? http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/weitzman-dec11 Economic analysis of what to do about climate change has sometimes been described as an economist’s nightmare. In this lecture, Dr Weitzman tries to explain why this particular application of cost-benefit analysis is more difficult than other, more ordinary, applications - and what it might mean. No publisher 2012-01-18T00:47:45Z Event GEN Quarterly Networking Event: Economics, Policy and Legislation - Thu 27 Oct 2011, 4pm-5pm at The Treasury http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/event-27oct11 Two presentations followed by non-alcoholic drinks and nibbles. Dr. Norman Gemmell (Treasury) will talk about how economic analysis has influenced policy. Dr. Lilla Csorgo (Commerce Commission) will talk about her experiences of using economics to enforce legislation. No publisher 2011-10-31T19:17:21Z Event GEN Seminar: Transport Infrastructure Investment Appraisal - Wed 21 Sep 2011, 12pm-1pm at Ministry of Transport http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/seminar-21sep11 No publisher 2011-09-13T23:39:45Z Event Formal Launch of the Government Economics Network - 15 Sep 2011 http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/event-15sep11 No publisher 2011-09-13T23:29:23Z Event GEN Seminar: New Zealand Firms in a Global World: Inward and Outward Foreign Direct Investment and New Zealand Firms - Wed 17 Aug 2011, 12pm-1pm at MED http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/seminar-17aug11 There is no doubt that we live in a global world. The huge amounts of trade and foreign investment have been a major part of the fantastic increases in economic welfare enjoyed by both developed and developing economies. No publisher 2011-09-14T00:01:55Z Event Guest Lecture: Dr David Gruen - Wellbeing, Living Standards and Distribution http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/gruen-sep11 Dr Gruen will talk about the similarities and differences between the Australian Treasury's wellbeing framework and the New Zealand Treasury's living standards framework, and  the Australian Treasury's experience with a formal framework.  The talk will include a discussion of distributional issues in light of these frameworks. No publisher 2011-12-01T22:31:00Z Event Guest Lecture: Prof Peter Forsyth - Approaches to Project Evaluation: CBA vs CGE Modelling? http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/forsyth-sep11 Prof Forsyth discussed the relationship between Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models for evaluating projects and policies. No publisher 2011-12-01T22:31:08Z Event Treasury Seminar: Dr Weshah Razzak - Predicting Instability http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/razzak-aug11 Dr Weshah Razzak's seminar 'Predicting Instability' presented at the Treasury on 23 August 2011. No publisher 2011-07-18T05:49:13Z Event GEN Seminar: Competition, Regulation and Innovation - Thu 4 Aug 2011, 12.30pm-1.30pm at Commerce Commission http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/gen/events/seminar-04aug11 No publisher 2011-09-14T00:11:08Z Event