This initiative continues the tradition started with the Inaugural NZ Virtual PhD Workshop that was held in Sept 2020, when repeated lockdowns and disruptions to travel persisted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud to offer another virtual edition of this PhD workshop, this time to take place in late Oct 2021. We look forward to lots of discussions around research, to high-quality presentations, and to welcoming guest speakers and panellists once more. Please join us for this event and do submit your work for inclusion in the program. We welcome participants interested in all facets of economics, from academia, public and private sectors alike. This event is endorsed by the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) and the Best Paper and the Best Presentation Prizes are generously sponsored by the NZAE Education Trust (*).

(*) Prizes for the best paper and the best presentation can only be granted to PhD students based in New Zealand.

Read more at https://sites.google.com/view/nzvirtualphdworkshop

Keynote Address: Hülya Eraslan (Rice U)

Panel Session:

• Chair: Matthew Ryan (AUT)

• Panellists: Nisvan Erkal (U Melbourne); Arthur Grimes (VUW & MOTU); Ronald Peeters (U Otago); Rhema Vaithianathan (AUT & U Queensland)

Organisers & Selection Committee:

• Simona Fabrizi (U Auckland)
• Andrea Menclova (U Canterbury)
• Gail Pacheco (President NZAE & AUT)
• Dennis Wesselbaum (Vice President NZAE & U Otago)