Anna Hamer-Adams
Adviser, Economics Directorate
Biography
Anna is an Adviser in the Policy Analysis team in the Economics Department. In this role, she leads the speech programme for the Economics Department and contributes to strategic advice.
Anna joined the Reserve Bank in late 2021 as an Adviser in the Policy Research and Development team. Prior to this, she previously worked in forecasting, modelling and research, and macroeconomic, fiscal and housing policy at the New Zealand Treasury and Otago University.
She has a Master of Commerce majoring in Economics from the Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka.
Email: [email protected]
Current research interests
- Central Bank communication
- Fiscal policy
- Monetary policy strategy
Recent publications
- Hamer-Adams, A., & Wong, M. (2018). Quantifying Fiscal Multipliers in New Zealand: the Evidence from SVAR Models. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Analytical Note Series, AN2018/5, ISSN 2230‐5505.
- Howden-Chapman, P., Hamer-Adams, A., Randal, E., Chapman, R., & Salmon, G. (2015). Survey of sentiment about cities. In L. Early, P. Howden-Chapman & M. Russell (Eds.), Drivers of urban change. Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
- Howden-Chapman, P., O'Sullivan, K., Bierre, S., Chisholm, E., Hamer-Adams, A., Ombler, J., & Amore, K. (2015). What effect will the 2015 budget have on housing? Policy Quarterly, 11(3), 13-19.