Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship funded by the Royal
Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund to develop and analyse new
measures of New Zealand living standards between 1850 and 2008. The
analysis will be primarily anthropometric supported by modern
econometric methods and techniques. The primary sources for the
anthropometric research will be new samples of military recruits from
both world wars, and modern surveys of health and nutrition. These
data will be merged with new sub-national level economic data on real
wages and prices to analyse long-term changes in New Zealand's
standard of living compared to international standards since 1850, and
contrast ethnic differentials within New Zealand over the past 120
years.
The Marsden Fund is the most prestigious source of research funding in
New Zealand.
The scholarship covers three years of university tuition fees plus a
NZ$25,000 p.a. tax-free stipend for three years. The PhD research will
investigate changes in the stature and body mass of the New Zealand
population over the past 150 years, using existing health and
nutrition surveys, and new datasets developed for this project. The
PhD analysis will aim to identify the social and economic determinants
of variation in stature and body mass, and their relationship to
existing income-based measures of New Zealand?s standard of living.
Applicants should have a background and a tertiary qualification from
a recognised institution (Honours and/or Masters level) in Economics,
Economic History, History or a related subject. It is expected that
the applicant would have experience in and a willingness to undertake,
quantitative analysis using large databases.
The PhD research is scheduled to commence 1st March 2009 and will run
for a three year period. Later start dates will be considered.
Applicants who are neither New Zealand nor Australian Citizens or
Residents will need to obtain a New Zealand Student Visa.
The PhD student will work closely with supervisors Professor Les Oxley
(Department of Economics, University of Canterbury NZ), and Dr Evan
Roberts (School of History, Philosophy and Political Science, Victoria
University Wellington) and Associate Investigator Professor Kris
Inwood (Department of Economics and Department of History, University
of Guelph).
Information regarding applications can be requested from Professor Les
Oxley (les.oxley@canterbury.ac.nz), Dr Evan Roberts
(Evan.Roberts@vuw.ac.nz), Professor Kris Inwood (kinwood@uoguelph.ca)
or Liz Duston (elizabeth.duston@canterbury.ac.nz).
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