Mark J. Holmes
Professor of Economics
Keywords
Economics; Energy; International Finance; Labour Market
Qualifications: BA (Hons), MSc, PhD (Economics)
Contact Details
Email: holmesmj@waikato.ac.nzRoom: MSB.2.20
Phone: +64 7 838 4454
Papers Taught
About Mark
Mark's research interests include applied macroeconomics as well as the behaviour of interest rates, real estate and energy markets. Recent and older publications include studies of the labour market, interest rate behaviour, inflation targeting and house prices. Mark received his PhD in Economics from the University of Dundee, and has previously been employed by the University of Dundee and then Loughborough University in the UK. Mark has previously served as President of the New Zealand of Association of Economists and as Editor-in-Chief of New Zealand Economic Papers.
Research Supervised
Research Interests
Recent Publications
Hou, Y., & Holmes, M. (2020). Do higher order moments of return distribution provide better decisions in minimum-variance hedging? Evidence from US stock index futures. Australian Journal of Management, 45(2), 240-265. doi:10.1177/0312896219879974
Holmes, M. J., & Otero, J. (2020). A tale of two coffees? Analysing interaction and futures market efficiency. Studies in Economics and Finance, 37(1), 89-109. doi:10.1108/SEF-09-2019-0356
Ha, V. T. C., Holmes, M. J., & Le, T. M. (2020). Firms and export performance: does size matter?. Journal of Economic Studies, online, 15 pages. doi:10.1108/JES-12-2018-0451
Duong, M., Holmes, M., & Strutt, A. (2020). The impact of free trade agreements on FDI inflows: the case of Vietnam. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, online, 24 pages. doi:10.1080/13547860.2020.1765717
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