Student Journal
New Zealand Review of Economic and Finance (NZREF)
The New Zealand Review of Economic and Finance is a student-run journal published by senior undergraduate students and postgraduate students from the School of Economics and Finance at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). The purpose of the journal is to encourage scholastic excellence in economics at VUW. NZREF will be produced in hardcopy and in electronic format and will be distributed internationally. If you would like to help with NZREF we would also like to hear from any 200/300 level students with some background in economics or finance who are interested joining the editorial board and reviewing papers during the summer trimester and next year.
To contact the editors please email: nzref@myvuw.ac.nz
PDF copy of NZREF publication
| Document | File size | File type |
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 NZREF vol 1 2011 |
2,659 KB |
Call for Papers
We are currently seeking essays from VUW students to be included in a publication in 2012. We welcome submissions from students from any faculty although essays must be related to economics and finance. Submissions can be theoretically oriented or applied, or can address topics related to economic history, methodology, or public policy from an economics/finance perspective.
Selected essays will be published and distributed internationally. A $500 prize will be awarded by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to the top essay. Essays will be judged by the editorial board, a representative of the RBNZ, and various other economics professionals. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work to potential employers.
Work submitted must have received a minimum of A- and submission of an essay will imply that you give permission to verify the grade. While we expect most submissions will be course work, we encourage students to submit high quality work produced outside of the university (although the author must have the rights to submit the work). Furthermore, we encourage Masters and PhD students to submit summaries of their work. Summaries should meet the submission guidelines.
Submission Requirements
Submitted essays should:
- have received at least an A- grade in a 300 level course or above
- be between 2000 and 6000 words in length contain a short abstract of at most 100 words
- include a cover page with the author's details including name, ID, e-mail address and phone number. The cover page should also include the year the work was produced and (if relevant) the course it was written for and the grade received
- have any information identifying authors within the document removed
- be original and properly referenced in the APA style (PDF, 375 KB)
Submitted essays must be in a .doc or .docx (Microsoft Word) file format in line with the following requirements:
- 12 pt Times New Roman font
- Double spaced
- Any diagrams must be distinguishable when printed in black and white
Submissions can be sent to nzref@myvuw.ac.nz. Submissions for publication in 2012 are due by 1 August 2012.