Christchurch Housing Forum September 2015

Shamubeel Eaqub is an experienced economist who make economics easy.  He is also an author, media commentator and a thought leading public speaker.

He has over a decade of experience as an economist in Wellington, Melbourne and Auckland in leading international banks and consultancy.

He is on various boards of charities and commercial firms.  He writes books in his own time on issues that matter to New Zealand and gives voice to the unheard.

Shamubeel is currently on a career break to be a full-time dad and lives in Auckland with his wife and son.  He grew up in Canterbury and holds a BCOM with Honours in Economics from Lincoln University

Notes:

Books Published:

Generation Rent (2015), co-authored with Selena Eaqub

Growing Apart:  Regional Prosperity in New Zealand (2014)

The NZ Economy: An Introduction (2011), co-authored with Dr Ralf Lattimore

Once In A Lifetime: City-Building After Disaster in Christchurch (2014), contributing chapter

Also attached to the Minutes Please find the consultation document for the Community Housing Strategy Authored under consultation by Community Housing Aotearoa  Titled "Our Place - Setting a Proposed Direction for Community Housing".  Your feedback on this document would be appreciated. 

Forum Notice: 

Shamubeel Eaqub - Economist Author of "Generation Rent"

Forum Minutes: 

Slide Show From Presentation - Shamubeel Eaqub