Paul Dalziel
Paul completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Canterbury in 1980. Frank Tay was Head of the Department of Economics at that time. He invited Paul into the Master’s course, which he completed with Honours in 1981.
After a gap year in Europe, Paul enrolled in the University’s PhD programme under the supervision of Professor Richard Manning. He was finishing the first draft of his thesis when the University of Otago advertised a vacancy in its Economics Department. Paul applied for the position and was accepted, but he had not completed the residency requirement for a PhD at Canterbury. Consequently, he transferred his enrolment to Otago, graduating in 1985.
Paul was at the University of Otago between 1984 and 1988. This was the first five years of New Zealand’s programme of Economic Reforms introduced by Roger Douglas and then continued by Ruth Richardson. Paul accepted an invitation to join the Employment Working Group of the New Zealand Planning Council in 1988. This began his career as a research economist and as an active participant in public debates on economic and social policy.
In 1989, Paul returned to the University of Canterbury as a lecturer in Economics. The following year, Lincoln College became Lincoln University and Paul was invited to join its expanding Department of Economics and Marketing. Apart from a short stint back at Canterbury (1999-2001), Paul remained at Lincoln University until his retirement at the end of 2024. He was appointed Professor of Economics in 2002 and spent most of his career in the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, the AERU.
Paul has published 11 books, 84 journal articles and more than 400 publications on his research. He received five awards from Lincoln University for excellence in teaching, excellence in research and for contributions to the statutory responsibility of universities as critic and conscience of society. He has also received awards from the Regional Studies Association, from the Australia and New Zealand Regional Studies Association International and the New Zealand Association of Economists.
Paul has been the New Zealand Country Coordinator for the European Union’s International Urban and Regional Cooperation programme. He currently works with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Aotearoa as its research economist. In his spare time, Paul has been heavily involved with refereeing for Mainland Football. The photo shows him receiving the Jack Killick Spirit of Refereeing Award in 2024.
You can download a CV for Paul here.