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Professor Christoph Schumacher

Professor in Innovation and Economics and Director Knowledge Exchange Hub

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

Professor Christoph Schumacher is Professor of Innovation and Economics at Massey University and Director of the Auckland Knowledge Exchange Hub.

Christoph holds under and post graduate degrees in Engineering, International Business and Economics from Karlsruhe University (Germany), the University of Auckland and Massey University. He has also recently completed a course in Big Data Analytics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA).

Christoph has previously worked as a business consultant in Germany and New Zealand and joined Massey University in 2003.

Christoph's area of specialisation is game theory with research interests in mathematical economics, machine learning, health economics, sports and economics and experimental game theory. He has published in top international journals such as the Journal of Health Economics, Applied Economics, the European Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Industrial Economics and Economics Letters.

Christoph is an advisor to the Auckland District Health Board and the Auckland Council and has produced several reports for local governments and businesses. In 2002 he was awarded the Jan Whitwell Memorial Prize by the New Zealand Association of Economists for outstanding research by a young scholar.

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Professional

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

theoretical micro economics, game theory, health economics, sports economics, forecasting, economic growth theory

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Economic Theory (140100): Economics (140000): Mathematical Economics (140103): Microeconomic Theory (140104)

Research Outputs

Journal

Schumacher, C., Lesiawan, E., Sutherland, B., Cave, A., & Armstrong, G. (2025). An approach to make general practitioner referrals suitable for artificial intelligence deployment.. New Zealand Medical Journal. 138(1627)
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2022). Effectiveness of hospital transfer payments under a prospective payment system: An analysis of a policy change in New Zealand. Health Economics United Kingdom. 31(7), 1339-1346
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Shin, S., Schumacher, C., & Feess, E. (2017). Do Capitation-based Reimbursement Systems Underfund Tertiary Healthcare Providers? Evidence from New Zealand. Health Economics United Kingdom. 26(12), e81-e102
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Suriadi, S., Susnjak, T., Ponder-Sutton, A., Watters, P., & Schumacher, CR. (2016). Using data-driven and process mining techniques for identifying and characterizing problem gamblers in New Zealand. Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly. 9, 44-66
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C., Susnjak, T.
Feess, E., Müller, H., & Schumacher, C. (2016). Estimating risk preferences of bettors with different bet sizes. European Journal of Operational Research. 249(3), 1102-1112
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Geertsema, P., & Schumacher, CR. (2016). Parimutuel contests with strategic risk-sensitive bettors. Applied Economics. 48(12), 1140-1158
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Feess, E., Müller, H., & Schumacher, C. (2014). The favorite-longshot bias and the impact of experience. Business Research. 7(2), 217-234
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2013). Where's the long-term innovation plan?. Massey News. (28 May) Retrieved from https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=1EB0E717-AD9E-F02E-812C-D46F24A5CC9E
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR. (2013). The elasticity of demand for wagering in an unregulated market. Applied Economics. 45(15), 2083-2090
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Arin, KP., Koyuncu, M., & Schumacher, C. (2012). Trans-Tasman Transmission of Government Spending Shocks. Australian Economic Papers. 51(4), 167-188
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2012). Reserve Bank's inflation goal needs rethink. The National Business Review Newspaper. (16 November), 10-10 Retrieved from http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/reserve-banks-inflation-goal-needs-rethink-132568
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Solving smart phone patent war. The National Business Review. , 9-9 Retrieved from http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/solving-smartphone-patent-war-128372
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Geertsema, P., & Schumacher, CR. (2012). Optimal costly information gathering in public service provision. Theoretical Economics Letters. 2(3), 330-336 Retrieved from http://file.scirp.org/Html/18-1500173_21517.htm
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Parsons, AG., & Schumacher, C. (2012). Advertising regulation and market drivers. European Journal of Marketing. 46(11), 1539-1558
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2012). Margin call: Profits survive lending squeeze. The National Business Review Newspaper. (May 25), 20-20 Retrieved from http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/margin-call-profits-survive-lending-squeeze-119703
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2012). Banking industry forecasts. Financial Institutions Performance Survey: Review of 2011: What is the positive outcome of the GFC?. , 34-35
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2011). Disaster economics contains silver lining. The National Business Review. (March 11, 2011), 17-17 Retrieved from http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/disaster-economics-contains-silver-lining-88328
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Altintig, ZA., Arin, KP., Feess, E., & Schumacher, C. (2009). You are one of us now! how do share prices of rivals react to privatization?. Journal of Industrial Economics. 57(2), 265-293
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Lippert, S., & Schumacher, C. (2009). Hopping on the methadone bus. Journal of Health Economics. 28(3), 728-736
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Mukerji, N., & Schumacher, CR. (2008). How to have your cake and eat it too: Resolving the efficiency-equity trade-off in minimum wage legislation. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics. 19(4), 315-340
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C., & Spoonley, P. (2008). Estimating economic impacts in New Zealand: Technical issues. New Zealand Geographer. 64(3), 221-227
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR. (2006). Why costless auditing may reduce social welfare. Economics Letters. 90(3), 407-411
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2006). Trust: A source of success in strategic alliances?. Schmalenbach Business Review. 58(3), 259-278 Retrieved from http://www.sbr-online.de/pdfarchive/einzelne_pdf/sbr_2006_july-259-278.pdf
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2005). Trust - A substitute or complement for control? Evidence from Germany. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics. 16(3), 307-322
[Journal article]Authored by: Schumacher, C.

Book

Mukerji, N., & Schumacher, C. (2016). Is the minimum wage ethically justifiable? An order-ethical answer. In Order Ethics an Ethical Framework for the Social Market Economy. (pp. 279 - 292).
[Chapter]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Mukerji, N., & Schumacher, C. (2016). Order ethics, economics, and game theory. In Order Ethics an Ethical Framework for the Social Market Economy. (pp. 93 - 107).
[Chapter]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C., & Ruhnau, S. (2013). Banking industry forecasts. J. Kensington (Ed.): KPMG
[Monograph]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR. (2001). Zwischenbetriebliche kooperationen. In PJJ. Ed (Ed.) Die Spieltheorie in der Betriebs-wirtschaftslehre. (pp. 287 - 305). Stuttgart, Germany: Schaffer Poeschel
[Chapter]Authored by: Schumacher, C.

Thesis

Schumacher, CR. (2001). Small and medium-sized enterprise co-operation: A game-theoretical examination of trust. (Doctoral Thesis, Massey University)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Schumacher, C.

Report

Schumacher, C.(2025). Financial Institution Performance Survey 2024, Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2024). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2023, Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2023). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2022; Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2022). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2021; Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2021). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2020; Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2020). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2019; Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2019). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2018; Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C.(2018). Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2017, Banking Forecast..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Susnjak, T., & Schumacher, C.(2018). Towards Real-Time GDP Prediction. : Knowledge Exchange Hub, Massey University
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C., Susnjak, T.
Schumacher, C., Fousekis, P., Rutherfurd, S., & Murphy, AJ. (2015). The global protein market: An assessment of the current situation and future trends. Massey Business School.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Murphy, A., Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2005). Economic impact on the Northland economy of the Northland Polytechnic's proposed zero fee policy. Department of Commerce, Massey University.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2005). Massey University (Albany) economic and welfare contribution to the north shore city region. Massey University.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2005). The economic burden of traffic congestion in North Shore City: A review of literature, options for estimation and solutions. Massey University.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Arin, KP. (2004). Economic impact of the Smales Farm Technology Office Park on the North Shore and New Zealand economy: An analysis of output, expenditure, jobs, and fiscal impact. Massey University, Department of Commerce.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., Lysnar, P., McLaren, EG., Arin, KP., & Spoonley, P. (2004). Smales Farm Technology Office Park: A social and economic impact study. Massey University, School of Social and Cultural Studies and Department of Commerce.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C., Cheyne, CM., & Espie, N.Review of New Zealand’s Long-distance Bus Market.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Parlane, JD.Massey University Economic and Welfare Contribution of the Albany Campus to the Auckland Region and the Economic Contribution of Extramural Studies to Multiple Regions of New Zealand. Prepared for Massey University Council, 2011.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schumacher, C.

Conference

suriadi, S., Susnjak, T., Ponder-Sutton, ., Watters, P., & schumacher, . (2016). Characterizing problem gamblers in New Zealand: A novel expression of process cubes. Proceedings of the CAiSE’16 Forum at the 28th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Schumacher, C., Susnjak, T.
Suriadi, S., Susnjak, T., Ponder-Sutton, AM., Watters, PA., & Schumacher, C.Characterizing problem gamblers in New Zealand: A novel expression of process cubes. Ceur Workshop Proceedings. (pp. 185 - 192). 1613-0073.
[Conference]Authored by: Schumacher, C., Susnjak, T.
Schumacher, CR., Feess, E., & Mueller, H.Gender behavior in betting markets. . Oslo
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Parsons, AG., Schumacher, C., & Thompson, A-M.Social Tolerance, Advertising Regulation, and Market Drivers. JOURNAL OF MACROMARKETING. 29 (4)(pp. 427 - 427). 0276-1467.
[Conference]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Lippert, S., & Schumacher, CR.(2008). Hopping on the methodone bus. . Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Lippert, S., & Schumacher, CR.(2007). Hopping on the methadone bus. . Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Chan, D., Schumacher, CR., & Tripe, DW. (2007). Bank competition in New Zealand and Australia. 12th Finsia-Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies Banking and Finance Conference. (pp. unpaged - 22).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Altintig, A., Arin, KP., Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR. (2006). You are one of us now!: How do encumbent private firms react top privatization. The Middle East Economic Association Annual Meeting. (pp. 1 - 17).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Altintig, A., Arin, KP., Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR.(2006). You are one of us now!: How do incumbent private firms react to privatization?. . Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR.(2005). Why costless auditing may reduce social welfare. . Izmir, Turkey
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2003). Trust versus control in co-operative relationships of small and medium-sized enterprises. New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference. (pp. unpaged). Wellington, NZ
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2003). Small and medium sized enterprise co-operation: The influence of trust on structure and performance. (pp. unpaged). , Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand 16th Annual Conference Melbourne, VIC: Seaanz
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2002, June). The influence of trust on the SME co-operation structuring and performance. Presented at New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference. Wellington, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Moyle, BJ. (2001, June). Small and medium sized enterprises: Trust and co-operative agreements. Presented at New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference. Christchurch, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Moyle, B., Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Moyle, BJ. (2001). Small and medium-sized enterprises: Trust and co-operative agreements. New Zealand Association of Economists Conference 2001. (pp. unpaged). Wellington, NZ
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Moyle, B., Schumacher, C.

Other

Schumacher, C. (2026). Adjusting OCR never going to fix supermarket checkout pressure.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). KiwiSaver scale deserves more attention than political theatre.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). Why what Berlin does about its fiscal rules still affects NZ’s.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). Jobs vs inflation: Why voters will decide monetary policy.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). Strait of Hormuz the defining economic fact of 2026 ANALYSIS: The New Zealand economy is operating closer to the margins than the Reserve Bank had assumed..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). OCR adjustment won’t repair problem ANALYSIS: Today’s inflation persistence is not a mystery, it is the predictable consequence of an economy that has struggled to expand its productive capacity..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). Has the NZ economy actually turned a corner? ANALYSIS: The signs are encouraging but we are not out of the woods yet..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). Supply shock now embedded in expectations, not just pump price ANALYSIS: Anna Breman faces a choice on May 27: risk recession to defend credibility or delay action and hope this shock fades before expectations change..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2026). The era of cheap money is over. ANALYSIS: It's time we all braced ourselves for rate hikes..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025, September). Real-time tracking of a country's prosperity. In European Central Bank.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). New Zealand Prosperity Index.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025, September). Consistency of care: An investigation into duration variability of hospital ward rounds. In Seminar Series Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Presented at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Trade uncertainty creates unsettling wave of volatility ANALYSIS: For New Zealand, the risk is that a global slowdown will erode demand for exports in the US, China, Europe, and beyond..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Trump’s protectionism consequences are complex, destabilising ANALYSIS: Moses’ declaration of moral principles aimed at bringing humanity closer together, while Trump’s declaration o global tariffs underscores a growing fragmentation in international relations..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Tariffs reality is rarely straightforward ANALYSIS: Trump’s tariffs are a high-stakes gamble with global repercussions..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). The New Zealand economy: review 2025 ANALYSIS: : After a difficult year, New Zealand enters 2026 with the foundations for a slow, steady recovery, with cautious optimism..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). RBNZ sheds staff but takes on costly premises lease ANALYSIS: Moves a striking reminder of how easily purpose and stewardship can fall out of sync..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Management the last piece of productivity puzzle ANALYSIS: In that quiet discipline of leadership, there’s an opportunity to lift not just our numbers, but our entire future..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Regulatory chokepoints, compliance costs throttle business growth ANALYSIS: The third in a series of articles addressing the key issues of NZ’s poor relative productivity..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Fundamental shift in mindset required to boost productivity ANALYSIS: The second in a series of articles addressing the key issues of NZ’s poor relative productivity..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Productivity in Brazil is nuts compared with NZ ANALYSIS: The first of a series of articles addressing the key issues of NZ’s poor relative productivity..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). OCR predictions: why and how? ANALYSIS: The spotlight is back on the official cash rate. But how does the RBNZ decide how much to change it, and how do other banks attempt to predict its movements?.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). RBNZ’s gamble: erring on the side of growth ANALYSIS: But new Governor Anna Breman is left with a delicate balancing act – sustaining confidence without reigniting inflationary pressures..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Stop sidelining manufacturing ANALYSIS: Take note of flashing red warning signs and recognise it as essential to New Zealand’s economic survival..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2025). Has New Zealand's recession finally ended? ANALYSIS: So far, the indicators are producing some very mixed results..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024, September). Nowcasting techniques and GDPLive. In Seminar series at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Presented at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). We’re paying for past economic sins ANALYSIS: Until our economy shows spare capacity and the OCR falls, we are no closer to getting out of the woods. ECONOMY MATTERS 2 New Zealand youth will bear.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). OCR drop: Why now and why by the smallest of margins? ANALYSIS: The obvious answer is that the financial markets demanded a drop, and the RBNZ obliged..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). World’s political, economic landscape has changed ANALYSIS: While New Zealand is geographically isolated, the aftershocks of recent global events will inevitably reach our shores..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). Youth bear brunt of softening labour market ANALYSIS: And a quick review of New Zealand's economic performance over the past 12 months..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). Al the opportunity for NZ to catch up in productivity ANALYSIS: Becoming a developer of Al technologies might help us jump into the top half of the OECD productivity rankings..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). New Government needs to optimise our economic engine ANALYSIS: Our economy underperformed in 2023 because monetary policy wasn't supported by sensible fiscal measures..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). How significant is NZ’s recession? ANALYSIS: To answer this question, we need to look at the far less publicised per capita GDP growth figure..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). High interest rates set to be around for longer ANALYSIS: Indeed, the effect of international geopolitical events may mean the OCR might go up rather than down..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). NZ economy like a kiwi trying ANALYSIS: Reflecting on the stark contrasts between the economic narratives unfolding in New Zealand and across the globe..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). Is it time for NZ banking sector to lower their profit margins? ANALYSIS: The RBNZ may increase the OCR but inflation has steadily fallen over the past 18 months..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). Euphoria in bank economists predicting inflation- related OCR drop ANALYSIS: But... for households, inflation might matter more than GDP..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). Financial promise and NZ in global rankings ANALYSIS: Taking a look at where New Zealand slots in the United Nations Human Development Index..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2024). Reflections on Germany’s central bank and its economy ANALYSIS: How is a country grappling with political and economic challenges dealing with them?.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). What’s with this ‘technical recession’? ANALYSIS: They could have just said: for the second quarter in a row, we didn’t grow..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). Economic recovery: Good fiscal policy or RBNZ tightening? ANALYSIS: Debate on underlying causes of economic cycles key when ascribing reasons for recovery..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). How Okun’s Law affects New Zealand ANALYSIS: What’s more pressing – the NZ banking sector and the ripples of a potential banking crisis reaching our shores or a negative quarterly GDP growth rate and the impact on unemployment?.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). Relative quiet on NZ home front still at risk from world events ANALYSIS: Global geopolitical, economic challenges might reach New Zealand and could put spanner into our economic recovery works..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). Report card for government handling of economy for past term ANALYSIS: How about B-?The lockdown of the economy was managed well, but the restart could have gone much better..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). Performance pressure: parallels between NZ and Germany ANALYSIS: When comfort and convenience have become the new guiding principles of society, what gets lost?.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). What does Govt being ‘more of a friend than foe’ to RBNZ mean? ANALYSIS: Exploring the relationship between our government and the Reserve Bank..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). Reflections on 2022 ANALYSIS: 2022 was tumultuous. Will 2023 follow suit, or is there a little more certainty in the path ahead?.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). From Aristotle to austerity ANALYSIS: Exploring New Zealand's debt levels and the lessons from the Greek economic crisis. NBR.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). The economic cost of NZ's natural disasters ANALYSIS: If New Zealand switches to a future-proof 'build-better' approach we will seize rather than lose opportunities..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). Inflation a matter of hope and wait ANALYSIS: A closer look at how inflation is measured..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2023). The economic cake: why we can't both have it and eat 辻 ANALYSIS: The incompatible demands of OCR, GDP growth rate, employment figures, and inflation value. NBR.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2022). Tax's philosophical purpose: redistribution of wealth.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, C. (2022). Making sense of the OCR ANALYSIS: Is it too little, too late? The free-market economist in me says yes, although the RBNZ probably begs to differ..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., Werman, M., & Moss, A. (2017). Lessons learned from America.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2017). Banking industry forecasts: Financial institutions performance survey: Review of 2016. (pp. 82 - 87). KPMG
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2016). Future New Zealand: 2017: The beginning of the end for the EU?. New Zealand Herald
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2016). Banking industry forecasts. Financial institutions performance survey: Review of 2015. (pp. 44 - 46).
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Espie, N. (2015). Incentives and penalties for unfair play. NZ Herald
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Espie, N. (2015). Football and business - strategic thinking when it really counts..
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Espie, N. (2015). Here's what business can learn from soccer.. NZ Herald
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2015). The Greek-eurozone 'Chicken' game.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2015). Banking industry forecasts. (pp. 42 - 46).
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2014). Closing the Opportunity Gap.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2014, April). Economic Growth: Solving an Impossibility Theorem.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., & Molchanov, A. (2014). Govt more interested in selling up than price efficiency. (pp. B5 - B5). The New Zealand Herald
[Other]Authored by: Molchanov, A., Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2014). Time to find new export markets.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2014). Time to look beyond Australia.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2014). Prize money simple way to find Halberg Award winner. (pp. A37 - A37). The New Zealand Herald
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2013). Banking Industry Forecasts. Financial Institutions Performance Survey: Review of 2012. (pp. 37 - 39).
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2013). Banking industry forecasts. (pp. 37 - 39). KPMG
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2013). Where's the long-term innovation plan?. Massey News
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Banking Industry Forecasts. Financial Institutions Performance Survey: Review of 2011. (pp. 34 - 35).
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Margin call: Profits survive lending squeeze.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Solving smart phone patent war.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Reserve Bank's inflation goal needs rethink.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Our big fat Greek tragedy.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Anzac dollar worth considering. (pp. A26 - A26).
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Businesses need more relevant research.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012). Greece too big to fail.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2012, April). Girls will be girls: What determines betting success?. In Seminar series of the Faculty of Business and Law, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2011). Disaster economics contains silver lining.
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2011, November). Game Theory and Health Management. In Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2010, June). Optimal Monitoring Systems for Home-based Support Services. In Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2010, June). Demand for Horse Wagering in an Unregulated Market.. In Karlruhe Institute of Technology Seminar Series, Karlsruhe, Germany. Presented at Karlsruhe.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2009, February). The Impact of Flat-fee Hospital Funding Systems on Service Quality. In Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Altintig, A., Arin, KP., Feess, E., & Schumacher, CR. (2006). You are one of us now! How do incumbent private firms react to privatization?. (pp. 1 - 19). : Department of Commerce, Massey University
[Working Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR., Bulmer, SL., & Eagle, LC. (2005). The games marketers play: Perspectives on marketing communication, self-regulation and game theory. In Massey University, College of Business, Department of Commerce Working Paper Series: Massey University, College of Business, Department of Commerce
[Working Paper]Authored by: Bulmer, S., Schumacher, C.
Feess, E., & Schumacher, C. (2006). Why costless auditing may reduce social welfare. (pp. 407 - 411).
[Working Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2004). Trust - A source of success in strategic alliances. Massey University, Department of Commerce
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2004). Is trust a substitute or complement for safeguards? Evidence from Germany. (pp. 1 - 22). Massey University, Department of Commerce
[Other]Authored by: Schumacher, C.
Schumacher, CR. (2003). Is trust actually more than a second-best option to safeguards?. In Department of Commerce Working Paper Series: Department of Commerce, Massey University
[Working Paper]Authored by: Schumacher, C.

Teaching and Supervision

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 0 1
Co-supervisor 1 2

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Thomas Tom Carter - Doctor of Philosophy
    Cardiac Testing Guideline non-adherence and the unknown costs of the feedback sanction

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2014 - Somi Shin - Doctor of Philosophy
    Performance measures, reimbursement and behaviour of public health care providers in New Zealand

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2023 - Nicolle Montgomery - Doctor of Philosophy
    Conceptualizing the challenges and contextual factors affecting property crowdfunding in New Zealand, and the response strategies of the real estate p
  • 2023 - Foroogh Farzami - Doctor of Philosophy
    The dynamics of liquidity networks

Media and Links

Media

  • 29 Sep 2022 - Online
    Taxpayer Talk Interview
    Interview with Peter Williams on GDPLive and modernising economic
  • 29 Mar 2022 - Radio
    Newstalk ZB Interview
    Interview with Andrew Dickens discussing migration and labour-market pressures in New Zealand.
  • 29 Apr 2026 - Online
    Making Cents
    Live Webinar
  • 29 Apr 2019 - Online
    Measuring wellbeing through shared prosperity
  • 29 Apr 2019 - Radio
    Measuring who does well, and who does not, from ou
    Radio New Zealand interview with Christoph Schumacher about the Shared Prosperity Index
  • 27 Oct 2023 - Online
    NBR Interview: Dollars & Sense
  • 27 Dec 2025 - Television
    New Zealand Productivity
    TV 1 News Interview
  • 26 May 2016 - Newspaper
    Hitech developments
    Citation in newspaper
  • 26 May 2016 - Newspaper
    2016 Budget - anything new?
    opinion piece in the Manawatu Standard
  • 26 Feb 2026 - Online
    NBR Interview: Dollars & Sense
  • 26 Apr 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Regions benefit from transport spend
    Christoph Schumacher interviewed by stuff.co.nz about effect of $28 billion Auckland transport spend. Massey University economics professor Christoph Schumacher said major transport improvements would
  • 22 May 2018 - Online
    NZ Budget 2018
    Christoph Scumacher writes for scoop.co.nz about the NZ 2018 Budget and the likely gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget.
  • 18 Dec 2018 - Online
    Real time GDP
    Blog
  • 17 Sep 2026 - Radio
    Nine to Noon
    Radio New Zealand interview
  • 17 May 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Strange calmness on NZ Budget day
    Christoph Schumacher writes an article for the NZHerald on what is likely to be in the 2018 Budget.
  • 17 Jan 2019 - Online
    New Massey University portal tracks GDP in real ti
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Online
    A review of things you need to know before you go
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Online, Community Service, Magazine
    New Massey University portal tracks GDP in real ti
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    AI computer to deliver real time GDP data
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    KiwiRail helps measure economic growth in real tim
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Massey launches new GDP tracker
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Massey University launches a real-time GDP tracker
  • 17 Dec 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Real-time GDP tracker born out of frustration
  • 16 Jan 2016 - Newspaper
    Petrol prices
    Cited in Dominion
  • 15 Nov 2022 - Online
    New Zealand Initiative Podcast
  • 15 Nov 2017 - Other
    PwC Herald Talks Series
    Panelist on the PwC Herald Talk series on the Sharing Economy
  • 15 May 2018 - Online
    Will Labour's first Budget whip up a storm?
    Christoph Schumacher discusses the likely impact of the Labour government's first budget.
  • 14 Sep 2026 - Radio
    The Panel on Radio NZ
    Part of radio panel
  • 14 Nov 2022 - Radio
    The Platform: Interview
  • 14 Feb 2018 - Television, Online
    Universal Basic Income
    Christoph Schumacher appeared on the AM show to discuss the concept of a universal basic income and whether it had a place in modern New Zealand.
  • 13 Sep 2026 - Television
    Grocery inflation
    TVNZ One News interviews
  • 13 Sep 2026 - Online
    An old supermarket receipt doing the rounds
    One News
  • 13 Sep 2026 - Newspaper
    Nudge or Sludge?
    Two page outline in the Sunday Star Time and online in The Post
  • 13 Nov 2018 - Online
    Healthcare funding analysis wins Research Translat
    News service
  • 12 Dec 2025 - Radio
    Newstalk ZB Interview
    Interview with Heather du Plessis-Allan on summer holidays and productivity.
  • 08 Sep 2026 - Magazine
    Making Sense
    NBR streamed panel discussion
  • 04 Feb 2019 - Radio
    Workers Doing Nothing about Low Pay
    Christoph Schumacher talks to Wallace Chapman on Radio NZ about New's Zealand's relatively low pay rates compared to other countries. Given we have close to full employment why are pay rates not risin
  • 03 Jun 2025 - Online
    NBR Interview: Dollars & Sense
  • 02 Nov 2019 - Newspaper, Online
    Choosing to Grab Happiness when you can
    C. Schumacher interviewed by national media on the economics of happiness.
  • 02 Jun 2026 - Online
    Making Sense
    Podcast with Frances Cook