David Rea
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Contact Details
Office: RW 521
Title
Research Fellow
Profile
David Rea is a part-time Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. David has worked in a number of different government agencies, and was previously General Manager of the Ministry of Youth Development. He has a PhD in economics from Cambridge University. His current research at the IPS focuses on the changing life course of males, and social policy comparisons with Australia.
Selected Publications
Rea, D. and Callister, P. (2009) The changing nature of young people’s transitions in New Zealand, IPS Working Paper 09/10, Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies.
Rea, D. (2009) Government Expenditure and Revenue in New Zealand: A Brief Overview, Policy Quarterly, 5(3): 58-67.

