John Ballingall

John re-joined NZIER as Deputy Chief Executive in November 2008. He previously worked for NZIER between 2001 and 2005. He has provided economic analysis and policy advice on a broad range of issues for public and private sector clients. He has experience in areas including computable general equilibrium modeling, data analysis, trade policy, economic impact studies, sustainability and transport.

From February 2005 to October 2008, John was the Deputy Director of the Economic Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). His responsibilities there included providing analytical support for MFAT’s trade negotiators, estimating the costs and benefits of various trade agreements, advising businesses on food miles and sustainability, and liaising with the OECD Secretariat.