Markets which are regulated by government, or have only a few participants, or are characterized by different amounts of information, are also examined. It also involves examination of a government's taxation, expenditure, monetary and exchange rate policies. The department offers students in their first year a broad introduction to economics and the opportunity to pursue areas of interest in the subsequent years of studies that equip them for the future. The department has modern computing facilities. We use and teach with the latest versions of several econometric packages together with access to New Zealand databases.
Email is used extensively within the department and internet access is available.
All postgraduate students are expected to gain basic familiarity with Email. Postgraduate Lab, Room 537, 5th floor for the use of Economics postgraduate students only.