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News and Events

ISCR Seminar 6 June, presented by Dr Alexander (Sasha) Molchanov, 'Political Partisanship and Corporate Performance'

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Dr ST Lee Fellowship applications 2013

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ISCR Seminar 2 May presented by Dr. Yigit Saglam, 'Supply-Based Dynamic Ramsey Pricing with Two Sectors: Avoiding Water Shortages'

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View the latest Current Comment, on the "Crafar Farms Counterfactual" by Bronwyn Howell.

A subsequent version of this paper was published in the New Zealand Law Journal [2012] NZLJ 108, April 2012.Also, The National Business Review published Bronwyn's update article after Justice Forrie Miller's decision on 20 April. Link: http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/unpacking-crafar-controversy-117220
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Presentation available here from seminar 12 April 2012, Paul Thorsnes "Is it about time for daily time-of-use electricity prices?"

Presentation is now available from the seminar presented by Dr. Paul Thorsnes from Otago University.
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'Government Regulation and Market Competition in the Broadband Market in Japan' PPT presentation is now available for this ISCR seminar held on 29 March 2012

'Government Regulation and Market Competition in the Broadband Market in Japan' presentation now available for this seminar presented by Professor Minoru Sugaya from Keio University, Japan.
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'International Internet Roaming' paper presented by Dr Simona Fabrizi at ISCR Seminar 2 March 2012

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Toby Daglish presented 'Investing in Vertical Integration' at the NZ Finance Colloquium 2012

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Toby Daglish Melbourne University Feb 2012 presentation

Toby Daglish presented "US Bond Markets and Credit Spreads during the Great Depression" at Melbourne University February 2012.
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Diverse Dimensions of the 'Digital Divide': Perspectives from New Zealand - presentation by Bronwyn Howell

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Latest research

Apr
2012

Structural Econometric Methods in Auctions: A Guide to the Literature

Author: Yigit Saglam

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Apr
2012

Supply-Based Dynamic Ramsey Pricing with Two Sectors: Avoiding Water Shoratages

Author: Yigit Saglam

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Mar
2012

CEO Presence on the Compensation Committee: A Puzzle

Authors: Glenn Boyle, Helen Roberts

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Feb
2012

Diverse Dimensions of the 'Digital Divide': Perspectives from New Zealand

Author: Bronwyn Howell

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Jan
2012

A Critique of Wolak’s Evaluation of the NZ Electricity Market: Introduction and Overview

Authors: Lewis Evans, Seamus Hogan, Peter Jackson

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Dec
2011

Legal Protection for the Database: Is there a better way?

Authors: Susan Corbett, Bronwyn Howell, Mina Moayyed

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