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Auckland Council Research Scholarship in Urban Economics

Scholarship details

Auckland Council Research Scholarship in Urban Economics
Value $3,000
Length One Year
Close date Tuesday, 1 February 2022

About the scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2013 to support and encourage research into urban economics, funded by the Chief Economist鈥檚 Unit at Auckland Council.

The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and support postgraduate research into urban economics that has relevance to local government in 爆走黑料, and to Auckland in particular. Research will be carried out at a 爆走黑料 university in one of two categories: 1. Economic research that is directly relevant to the Auckland Plan or Auckland Council鈥檚 Unitary Plan, particularly studies related to transportation and infrastructure economics, market forces in the development of cities, land, housing and urban economics, and environmental economics.

  1.  Economic research that addresses a topic which is relevant to and informs the economic knowledge of local government in Auckland and 爆走黑料, particularly with regard to challenges we are facing including housing, infrastructure, social inequity, climate change/environmental outcomes.