Dr Andrew Coleman, Our people, Department of Economics, University of Otago, New Zealand

Andrew Coleman Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University, 1998

Tel: 64 3 479 8651
Email: andrew.coleman@otago.ac.nz
Room 524, 5th Floor, Otago Business School

Andrew joined the Department in December 2010 on a half time basis, spending the rest of the time as an economist in Wellington, most recently at the New Zealand Treasury and Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. In 2010 he was a member of New Zealand's Saving Working Group.

Andrew currently researches intergenerational economic issues, with a particular focus on New Zealand Superannuation, housing, and taxation. In recent work, he develops dynamic heterogeneous agent models to analyse the relationships between taxes, and urban land markets. His current work is focused on how the tax system affects the way transport infrastructure is capitalised into land values. He also is using the department's 1000Minds software to investigate what New Zealanders want from government pension programmes.

Andrew's earlier work also was more focused on how transport systems determined the patterns of prices and economic activity through time and across space. One branch of this work uses disaggregated computer based models and historic data sets to analyse how transport networks affect spot and forward commodity prices in different locations. Another examines the relationship between interest rates and exchange rates, with a particular interest in the way that exchange rates were determined during the Gold Standard era when gold was shipped between countries

Selected publications

Take a look at Andrew’s selected publications below:

Coleman, A.M.G. 2016. “Pension payments and receipts by New Zealand birth cohorts, 1916–1986” New Zealand Economic Papers 50(1) 51-70

Au, Joey, Andrew Coleman, and Trudy Sullivan. 2015. “A practical approach to well-being based policy development: what do New Zealanders want from their retirement income policies?” New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 15/14.

Coleman, A.M.G. 2014. “Squeezed in and squeezed out: the effects of population ageing on the demand for housing” Economic Record 90(290) 301-315

Coleman, A.M.G. 2012. “Uncovering uncovered interest parity during the classical gold standard era, 1888-1905,” North American Journal of Economics and Finance 23(1) 20–37.

Coleman, A.M.G. 2010. "The Long Term Impact of Capital Gains Taxes in New Zealand." New Zealand Economic Papers 44(2), 159-177.

Coleman, A.M.G. 2009. “A model of spatial arbitrage with transport capacity constraints and endogenous transport prices,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91(1) 42-56.

Coleman, A.M.G. 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 91(2) 332-350.

Coleman, A.M.G. 2009. "The pitfalls of estimating transactions costs from price data: evidence from trans-Atlantic gold-point arbitrage, 1886 – 1905," Explorations in Economic History 44(3), 2007, 387-410.

Teaching responsibilities

Andrew’s teaching responsibilities include:

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Publications

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2023). Financial literacy and retirees' resource allocation decisions in New Zealand. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.101985

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2021). Financial literacy, debt, risk tolerance and retirement preparedness: Evidence from New Zealand. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 68, 101598. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2021.101598

Noviarini, J., Roberts, H., Coleman, A., & Whiting, R. (2019, December). Financial literacy and decision-making among older New Zealanders: Evidence from 1000Minds survey. Verbal presentation at the 27th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, Sydney, Australia.

Au, J., Coleman, A., & Sullivan, T. (2019). When I'm 64: What do New Zealanders want in a retirement income policy? Agenda, 26(1), 23-47.

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2019). Housing liquidation and financial adequacy of retirees in New Zealand. Housing Studies, 34(9), 1543-1580. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1585522

Journal - Research Article

Au, J., Coleman, A., & Sullivan, T. (2019). When I'm 64: What do New Zealanders want in a retirement income policy? Agenda, 26(1), 23-47.

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Coleman, A. (2019). Tax, credit constraints, and the big costs of small inflation. Australian Economic Papers, 58, 130-149. doi: 10.1111/1467-8454.12145

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Yeo, B.-L., & Coleman, A. (2019). Taxes versus emissions trading system: Evaluating environmental policies that affect multiple types of pollution. Environmental Economics & Policy Studies, 21, 141-169. doi: 10.1007/s10018-018-0225-x

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Coleman, A. (2018). Forest-based carbon sequestration, and the role of forward, futures, and carbon-lending markets: A comparative institutions approach. Journal of Forest Economics, 33(1), 95-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jfe.2018.12.002

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Coleman, A. (2016). Pension payments and receipts by New Zealand birth cohorts, 1916–1986. New Zealand Economic Papers, 50(1), 51-70. doi: 10.1080/00779954.2015.1095787

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Coleman, A. (2014). Squeezed in and squeezed out: The effects of population ageing on the demand for housing. Economic Record, 90(290), 301-315. doi: 10.1111/1475-4932.12080

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Coleman, A. (2014). The growth, equity, and risk implications of different retirement income policies. New Zealand Economic Papers, 48(2), 226-239. doi: 10.1080/00779954.2013.874390

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Coleman, A. (2012). Uncovering uncovered interest parity during the classical gold standard era: 1888–1905. North American Journal of Economics & Finance, 23(1), 20-37. doi: 10.1016/j.najef.2011.10.001

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Coleman, A., & Karagedikli, Ö. (2012). The relative size of exchange rate and interest rate responses to news: An empirical investigation. North American Journal of Economics & Finance, 23(1), 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.najef.2011.07.002

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Maré, D. C., Pinkerton, R. M., Poot, J., & Coleman, A. (2012). Residential sorting across Auckland neighbourhoods. New Zealand Population Review, 38, 23-54.

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Coleman, A. (2010). The long-term effects of capital gains taxes in New Zealand. New Zealand Economic Papers, 44(2), 159-177. doi: 10.1080/00779954.2010.492575

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Coleman, A. (2010). Transport infrastructure, lock-out and urban form: Highway development in Auckland and the United States. Policy Quarterly, 6(4), 23-27.

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Coleman, A., & Grimes, A. (2010). Betterment taxes, capital gains and benefit cost ratios. Economics Letters, 109(1), 54-56. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2010.08.012

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Coleman, A., & Grimes, A. (2010). Fiscal, distributional and efficiency impacts of land and property taxes. New Zealand Economic Papers, 44(2), 179-199. doi: 10.1080/00779954.2010.492576

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Coleman, A. (2009). A model of spatial arbitrage with transport capacity constraints and endogenous transport prices. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 91(1), 42-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01183.x

Journal - Research Article

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 & Statistics, 91(2), 332-350. doi: 10.1162/rest.91.2.332

Journal - Research Article

Coleman, A. (2007). The pitfalls of estimating transactions costs from price data: Evidence from trans-Atlantic gold-point arbitrage: 1886-1905. Explorations in Economic History, 44(3), 387-410. doi: 10.1016/j.eeh.2006.08.001

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Coleman, A. (2007). Tradables and non-tradables inflation in Australia and New Zealand. Reserve Bank Bulletin, 70(1), 45-53.

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Coleman, A., & Silverstone, B. (2007). Price changes by firms in New Zealand: Some evidence from the Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion. Reserve Bank Bulletin, 70(3), 18-30.

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Noviarini, J., Roberts, H., Coleman, A., & Whiting, R. H. (2017). Financial adequacy in retirement: The role of asset liquidity in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). Retrieved from https://www.cepar.edu.au/news-events/events/25th-colloquium-superannuation-researchers

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., & Whiting, R. (2017). Financial adequacy in retirement: A New Zealand perspective. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 63-65). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. (2018, July). A dynamic approach to the role of housing liquidation options in optimal consumption among retirees. Verbal presentation at the 26th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, Sydney, Australia.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Au, J., Coleman, A., & Sullivan, T. (2015, July). A practical approach to well-being based policy development: What do New Zealanders want from their retirement income policies? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) 56th Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Au, J., Coleman, A., & Sullivan, T. (2013, July). Preferences, trade-offs, and policy making in a complex world: Are we in two minds about retirement policy? Verbal presentation at the 54th Annual Conference of the NZ Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Coleman, A. (2019). Taxing capital income in New Zealand: An international perspective [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1902]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 64p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8789