Dr Philip Gunby
Position
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
M.Com
Ph.D. (W.Ont.)
Room
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364
2633
Internal Phone: 6633
Email:
philip.gunby@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address:
Department of Economics and Finance
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Undergraduate Courses
Graduate Courses
Research Interests
- Economics of Education
- Economics of Information and Contracts
- Industrial Organisation
- Technological Change
Current Projects
- Economics of Learning from Technological Failures
- Market-Based School Reforms
- Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
- Quality Assurance Standards
Recent Publications
"Sprayed to Death: Pest Control Strategies and Technological Lock-in," Economic Journal, 1996, 106: 521-542 (with Robin Cowan).
"The Marketisation of New Zealand Schools," Journal of Economic Literature, September 2003, 41(3): 863-84 (with Alan Woodfield).