This article is about the New Zealand economist. For the Scottish footballer, see Brian Easton (footballer).
Brian Easton (born 1943) is an economist and historian from New Zealand. He was the economics columnist for the New Zealand Listener magazine for 37 years (1977–2014), giving him a high public profile nationally. He has held a number of university teaching posts and also works as an independent commentator.[1] Easton is known for his criticism of economic orthodoxy.[2]
Easton has held a number of scholarships and fellowships including visiting fellowships at the University of Melbourne, as Richard Downing Research Professor, Georgetown and Harvard Universities, as a Fulbright NZ Distinguished Visiting Fellow[4] and a Marsden Fellowship[5] (2003–2006). In 2002 he was appointed to the New Zealand Prime Minister's Growth and Innovation Advisory Board[6] and, in 2005, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Association of Economists.[3] He has documented his current work activity and interests in his personal web site.[1]
Selected works
Easton, Brian. In Open Seas: How the New Zealand Labour Government Went Wrong: 2017-2023, Kea Point, 2024, ISBN9780473725730
Easton, Brian, Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand. Victoria University Press, 2020, ISBN9781776563043
Easton, Brian, Heke Tangata: Māori in Markets and Cities. Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust, 2018, ISBN9780947506438
Easton, Brian, Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations. Auckland University Press, 2007, ISBN9781869403775
Easton, Brian, The Nationbuilders Auckland University Press, 2001, ISBN9781869402600
Easton, Brian, The Whimpering of the State: Policy after MMP. Auckland University Press, 1999, ISBN1869402189