I had the extraordinary good fortune of working with Lew as a colleague and as a co-author. Lew taught me invaluable lessons about economics and about research. It was an honour and a pleasure to write his citation when he became a Distinguished Fellow of the NZ Association of Economists - an honour that he richly deserved. I will miss Lew as a person, as a colleague and as an exemplar of how an economist should apply their skills to address real-world economic matters.
Thanks, Judy, for your tribute to Lew! I met him a few times and gratefully acknowledge the important contribution he made to Economics, particularly (for me) his observations and writings on the dominance of opportunity cost of hydro generators in the wholesale electricity market in New Zealand. This topic is badly misunderstood in other markets (eg the NEM in Australia) and so I continue to refer to journal articles either authored or co-authored by him on the subject.
Judy, thank you for your lovely tribute to Lew. Lew was a colleague at Vic for most of the time I was in the School of Economics and Finance. He was a scholar and a gentleman, leavened with an excellent sense of humor. This species is quite common in academia but quite rare elsewhere. The pleasure of being surrounded by such colleagues may help to explain much about the equilibrium salary for academics.
I have vivid memories of Lew from my time at Vic (many years ago). He was very welcoming to me, both personally and professionally. I remember eating and drinking at his house, working with him at the beginning of the Institute on projects related to NZ Rail and privatizing roads. I even remember weighing in on the choice of the logo for the Institute! Lovely tribute, Judy. Thanks for reminding me that we was from Marlborough. He was proud of that. I'm happy to hear he returned there later in life.
Many thanks for this excellent tribute to Professor Evans. I was one of Lew’s students at Vic back in 1987-88 and he had a great impact on my understanding of economics and how to be a decent economist. His lecture style was especially clear even on quite difficult micro or econometric issues. His lucidity was hard to emulate but I have found it worthwhile to make the attempt. He would leaven theory, like contestable markets, with real world issues that did not merely negate the theory but gave a sense around the limitations on its utility, an approach of broader value. I recall he took some time to ask probing questions to explore if we really grasped what econometric formula meant, and being made aware of these gaps was invaluable if disheartening, and it was all done with a light touch.
I had the extraordinary good fortune of working with Lew as a colleague and as a co-author. Lew taught me invaluable lessons about economics and about research. It was an honour and a pleasure to write his citation when he became a Distinguished Fellow of the NZ Association of Economists - an honour that he richly deserved. I will miss Lew as a person, as a colleague and as an exemplar of how an economist should apply their skills to address real-world economic matters.
Arthur Grimes
Thanks, Judy, for your tribute to Lew! I met him a few times and gratefully acknowledge the important contribution he made to Economics, particularly (for me) his observations and writings on the dominance of opportunity cost of hydro generators in the wholesale electricity market in New Zealand. This topic is badly misunderstood in other markets (eg the NEM in Australia) and so I continue to refer to journal articles either authored or co-authored by him on the subject.
Judy, thank you for your lovely tribute to Lew. Lew was a colleague at Vic for most of the time I was in the School of Economics and Finance. He was a scholar and a gentleman, leavened with an excellent sense of humor. This species is quite common in academia but quite rare elsewhere. The pleasure of being surrounded by such colleagues may help to explain much about the equilibrium salary for academics.
I have vivid memories of Lew from my time at Vic (many years ago). He was very welcoming to me, both personally and professionally. I remember eating and drinking at his house, working with him at the beginning of the Institute on projects related to NZ Rail and privatizing roads. I even remember weighing in on the choice of the logo for the Institute! Lovely tribute, Judy. Thanks for reminding me that we was from Marlborough. He was proud of that. I'm happy to hear he returned there later in life.
Many thanks for this excellent tribute to Professor Evans. I was one of Lew’s students at Vic back in 1987-88 and he had a great impact on my understanding of economics and how to be a decent economist. His lecture style was especially clear even on quite difficult micro or econometric issues. His lucidity was hard to emulate but I have found it worthwhile to make the attempt. He would leaven theory, like contestable markets, with real world issues that did not merely negate the theory but gave a sense around the limitations on its utility, an approach of broader value. I recall he took some time to ask probing questions to explore if we really grasped what econometric formula meant, and being made aware of these gaps was invaluable if disheartening, and it was all done with a light touch.
Thank you for the lovely tribute