Andrew Coleman

Biography

Andrew is an Adviser in the Research and Analytics team in the Economics Department. He currently conducts research on a wide range of macroeconomic topics relevant to the New Zealand economy including housing, inflation, taxation, and retirement policy, using a range of theoretical and empirical modelling strategies. He was a member of the 2010 Saving Working Group. He previously worked at the University of Otago and the University of Michigan, where his research analysed how transport and logistic systems affected commodity prices, interest rates and exchange rates during the nineteenth century. 

Email: [email protected]

Current research interests

• Inflation and relative price movements
• Inflation, taxation, and housing markets
• Preferences over inflation and unemployment outcomes
• Optimal inflation targets

Recent publications

• Coleman, A (2023) “Housing quality improvement, property market dynamics, and sustainable house prices” Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper, April 2023, DP2023-01
• Coleman, A and Zheng, G (2020) “Job-to-job transitions and the regional job ladder” New Zealand Productivity Commission, March 2020, 2020/01
• Coleman, A; Au, J and Sullivan, T (2019) “A practical approach to well-being-based policy development: what do New Zealanders want from their retirement income policies?” Agenda 26 23-47.
• Coleman, A (2019) “Tax, Credit Constraints, and the Big Costs of Small Inflation” Australian Economic Papers, January 2019, Vol 58, Issue 2, pages 130 – 149
• Coleman, A (2012) “Uncovering uncovered interest parity during the classical gold standard era, 1888-1905” North American Journal of Economics and Finance, January 2012, Vol 23, pages 20–37
• Coleman, A (2009) “Storage, slow transport and the law of one price: theory with evidence from nineteenth century U.S. corn markets” Review of Economics and Statistics, May 2009, 91(2) 332-350