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John Ballingall
Economist
John Ballingall is a Partner at Sense Partners, an independent economic consultancy based in Wellington, New Zealand.12 He specializes in trade policy, development, Computable General Equilibrium modeling, climate policy, and providing expert witness services.16
Prior to joining Sense Partners, Ballingall served as the Deputy Chief Executive at the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) for 10 years and 1 month, from November 2008 to November 2018.2
As an economist, Ballingall is known for his expertise in trade policy and has commented on related issues. He recently suggested that the new government should focus on maximizing existing trade deals rather than pursuing new ones.5
Ballingall is active on social media, maintaining a presence on Twitter (now X) where he describes himself as an "Economist at Sense Partners, trade geek, and rugby ref".4 His contact information at Sense Partners is jb@sense.partners and 021 606 477.3
