Antony Andrews
  • Antony Andrews

  • Assistant Professor
  • Ext: 5247

Applied economist with a research agenda centred on replication, cumulative science, and policy-relevant econometric modelling. My work is motivated by the view that when a large-scale experiment or major empirical study appears in a leading economics journal, it should not be treated as the end of inquiry. Rather, it creates fertile ground for deeper research. A major study answers an important question, but it also opens new ones: what else can be learned from the same design, data, and empirical setting; which mechanisms require further clarification; and how can the evidence be extended to improve scientific understanding and policy design? This perspective leads me to work across development, health, energy, environment, productivity, and technological change. Across these fields, I use applied econometric and Bayesian methods, including causal, hierarchical, panel-data, state-space, and stochastic frontier models, to draw additional insight from important empirical evidence. My broader aim is to strengthen replication as a constructive research agenda: verifying results, deepening interpretation, and turning influential studies into platforms for further scientific and policy learning.

Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, AUT University, New Zealand, 2021.
  • Bachelor of Business Studies with Honours in Economics, Massey University, New Zealand, 2016.
  • Bachelor of Applied Economics, Massey University, New Zealand, 2014.
Experience
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates, 2022 - present.
  • Lecturer, AUT University, New Zealand, 2018-2022.
  • Teaching Assistant, School of Economics, AUT University, New Zealand, 2016-2021.
  • Analyst, Inland Revenue Department, New Zealand, 2014-2016.
  • Compliance Officer (Small business, social policy & personal tax), Inland Revenue Department, 2012 - 2014.
  • Customer Support, Social Policy & Taxation (personal and business), Inland Revenue Department, 2007 - 2012.
Teaching Area
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Managerial Economics
  • Data Analysis for Business
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • International Business
  • Business Feasibility and Planning
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • "Uneven Technological Trajectories in Global Agriculture: A Bayesian State-Space Analysis of Growth and Volatility Across 157 Countries from 2000 to 2020," Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting, February 2025.
  • "Forecasting Tourist Arrivals Using Bayesian Structural Time Series," New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, June 2022.
  • "New Zealand District Health Boards' Efficiency in the Presence of Stochastic Volatility and Spatial Dependence," New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, June 2021.
  • "Persistent and Transient Inefficiency of Australian States and Territories in Providing Public Hospital Services," School of Economics Seminar, Auckland University of Technology, April 2021.
  • "Cost Inefficiency Persistence: The Case of New Zealand District Health Boards," University of Dundee, United Kingdom, October 2020.
  • “Measuring the Technical Efficiency of New Zealand District Health Boards” Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. University of Auckland, May 2020.
  • "Measuring the Persistence of Technical Inefficiency Among New Zealand District Health Boards," Auckland University of Technology, October 2020.
  • "Measuring the Persistence of Technical Inefficiency Among New Zealand District Health Boards," New Zealand Productivity Commission, February 2020.
  • "Unobserved Heterogeneity, Scale Economies and Cost Inefficiency Persistence: The Case of New Zealand District Health Boards” New Zealand Virtual PhD workshop, September 2020.
  • "Is Foreign Direct Investment Export-Oriented? Evidence from Sectoral Data," New Zealand Finance Colloquium, University of Auckland, February 2017.
  • Beyond Traditional Inefficiency Measures: Quantifying Health System Waste Through a Hierarchical Model of Inherited and Self-Generated Persistent Inefficiency. International Conference on Empirical Economics (ICEE) at PSU-Altoona, August 2025
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Best Internationalization Efforts Award, College of Business Administration, Ajman University, June 2024.
  • Postgraduate Research Award, Auckland University of Technology, May 2021.
  • Graduate Assistantship Award, Auckland University of Technology, June 2016 - November 2020.
  • Top Student Advanced Econometrics, Massey University, Auckland, July 2014.
  • Top Student Advanced Microeconomics, Massey University, Auckland, July 2013.
  • Massey University Dean’s List Award, Massey University, Auckland, April 2012.