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Rob Heyes
Principal Consultant
Industry & SectorsRegionalConsulting

Rob is a Principal Consultant with over 25 years’ experience in quantitative economic research, modelling and analysis. Rob has extensive experience analysing regional economies, sectors, labour markets, immigration and the tertiary education sector in New Zealand, the UK and in Australia.

Rob has expertise in carrying out workforce environmental scans to inform workforce development strategies and has recently completed a wide range of consultancy projects such as an analysis of the barriers that Māori face entering and remaining in the health workforce, valuing the economic contribution of unpaid carers, an economic analysis of the Software as a Service (SaaS) sector, and the post-pandemic outlook for the Arts and Creative sector.

Rob is also spearheading the continued development of our new skills product, the Regional Skills Outlook, which provides insights into the skills pipeline and future skill needs across regions and sectors.

Rob has an MSc in Economics from Warwick University and a BA (Hons, 1st class) in Economics from the University of the West of England in the UK.

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Webinars by Rob Heyes

Cyclone Gabrielle & Regional Outlook
Cyclone Gabrielle & Regional Outlook
Tuesday 28 February 2023
The latest labour market developments
The latest labour market developments
Monday 28 February 2022
Lockdown 2.0
Lockdown 2.0
Wednesday 25 August 2021
Climate Change Policy
Climate Change Policy
Thursday 24 June 2021
Economic Recovery
Economic Recovery
Wednesday 23 June 2021
What's driving the labour market recovery?
What's driving the labour market recovery?
Thursday 18 February 2021
Labour market dynamics
Labour market dynamics
Thursday 24 September 2020
Tourism in New Zealand
Tourism in New Zealand
Monday 24 August 2020
COVID-19 Weekly Economic Webinar – Māori Economic Insights
COVID-19 Weekly Economic Webinar – Māori Economic Insights
Tuesday 5 May 2020
COVID-19 Weekly Economic Webinar – Regions and Recovery
COVID-19 Weekly Economic Webinar – Regions and Recovery
Wednesday 15 April 2020
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