Brian Easton (born 1943) is an

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and historian from

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. He was the economics columnist for the New Zealand Listener magazine for 37 years (1977–2014), giving him a high public profile nationally. He has held a number of university teaching posts and also works as an independent commentator.Brian Easton
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Background

Easton was born in 1943 and grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. He holds degrees in mathematics and economics from the University of Canterbury, and in economics from

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Career

Easton was director of the

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from 1981 to 1986. He is a Fellow of the

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, a Chartered Statistician, and a Member of the

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Academia

Easton has held a number of scholarships and fellowships including visiting fellowships at the University of Melbourne, as Richard Downing Research Professor, Georgetown and Harvard Universities, as a Fulbright NZ Distinguished Visiting Fellow and a Marsden Fellowship (2003–2006). In 2002 he was appointed to the New Zealand Prime Minister's Growth and Innovation Advisory Board and, in 2005, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Association of Economists. He has documented his current work activity and interests in his personal web site.

Selected works

* Easton, Brian, ''Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand''.

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, 2020, *Easton, Brian, ''Heke tangata: Māori in markets and cities.'' Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust, 2018, *Easton, Brian, ''Globalisation and the wealth of nations''. Auckland University Press, 2007, *Easton, Brian, ''The whimpering of the state: Policy after MMP''. Auckland University Press, 1999, * Easton, Brian H., ''The Commercialisation of New Zealand''.

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, 1997, * Easton, Brian H., ''In stormy seas: The post-war New Zealand economy''.

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, 1997, * Easton, Brian H., ''The making of Rogernomics''.

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, 1989, * Easton, Brian H., ''Social policy and the welfare state in New Zealand''. Allen & Unwin, 1980,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Easton, Brian 1943 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand economists University of Canterbury alumni Victoria University of Wellington alumni Fellows of the Royal Statistical Society New Zealand statisticians People from Christchurch 21st-century New Zealand economists Recipients of Marsden grants