AUT - Dr Scott Fargher
Dr Scott Fargher
Job Title
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Qualifications
- BA in Economics and English, University of Auckland
- MA (Hons), First Class Honours in Economics, University of Auckland
- MSc in Economics, University of Glasgow
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Labour Economics, University of Edinburgh
Areas of Research Expertise
- Labour Economics
- Evaluation Issues and Practice
- Public Policy and Economic Development
Biography
Dr Scott Fargher is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the AUT. Scott’s research focuses primarily on Labour Economics, Economic Development and Public Policy. He recently co-authored the third edition of the text Macroeconomics and the Contemporary New Zealand Economy, with Susan St John, and teaches across a range of business related courses at AUT and for the Institute for Public Policy. These include: Institutions Markets and Policy, Business and the Macroeconomic Environment, the Economics of Strategy and Economic Development. Work with the Institute of Public Policy also involves collaborative research projects including analysis of the labour market and various economic growth initiatives across New Zealand.
Prior to joining AUT Scott completed a PhD at Edinburgh University which focused on the economic evaluation of youth training programmes in Scotland. He also holds an MSc from Glasgow University together with BA and MA (hons) degrees from Auckland University where he taught before joining the Scottish Doctoral Programme in Economics. Part of his time at Edinburgh was as the New Zealand Insurance/General Accident Waitangi Foundation Exchange Scholar to Edinburgh University.
Expertise in Degree and Postgraduate Teaching
- Macroeconomics
- Labour Economics
- Public Policy/Contemporary Issues
- Economic Development
Interests in Research Supervision
- Economics of education and training
- Evaluation issues and practice
- Public policy and the labour market
Current Research
- Analysis of the skills gap
- Churning in the youth labour market
- Evaluation methodology
Selected Publications
- (2009) Fargher, S., Lange, T. and Pacheco, G. "The Economic Psychology of Subjective Well-Being: Latent Variable Modelling with Hedonic and Eudaimonic Moderators", Empirical Economics Letters, 8(1), 1-8.
- (2008) Fargher, S., Kesting, S., Lange, T. and Pacheco, G. "Cultural Heritage and Job Satisfaction in Eastern and Western Europe", International Journal of Manpower, vol. 29 (7) 630-650.
- (2008) Fargher, S. and Lambert, Marie-Renee, "Economic Impact of the Northland Field Days", Report commissioned by Enterprise Northland
- (With Susan St John), Macroeconomics and the Contemporary New Zealand Economy, Pearson Education, Auckland, 2004.
- (With Alfred Oehlers), “Rethinking Unemployment: Building Sustainable Interventions”, MSD Conference, Wellington, December 2004.
- (With Alfred Oehlers and Tu Nguyen), “Projecting Future Skills Demand”, Eleventh Conference on Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand, Wellington, December 2004.
Contact
Email: scott.fargher@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 – ext: 5732
Fax: +64 9 921 9990