Suzi Kerr

Suzi Kerr
Born1966 (age 59–60)
Other nameSuzi Clare Kerr
EducationCanterbury University (B.S.)
Harvard University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fieldseconomics
WorkplacesEnvironmental Defense Fund
ThesisContracts and tradeable permit markets in international and domestic environmental protection (1995)

Suzi Clare Kerr (born 1966) is a New Zealand economist. She joined Environmental Defense Fund in 2019 as its chief economist.

Biography

After completing a BSc at Canterbury University and a PhD at Harvard University, she started Wellington-based non-profit economic and public policy research institute, 'Motu Economic and Public Policy Research'. The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme work has been a strong focus.

Kerr is also an adjunct professor at Victoria University of Wellington's Climate Change Research Institute.

She has appeared frequently in the mainstream New Zealand media, primarily explaining economic aspects of issues in the news, such as the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

In February 2016, Kerr was part of a group of three presenters in the keynote opening session of the Aspiring Conversations Festival called "Cool it! Dealing with Climate Change", which was held in Wānaka.

In 2018, Kerr was announced as a member of the Interim Climate Change Committee.

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ "Suzi Kerr | School of Government | Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "From global climate change policy to the New Zealand farm". interest.co.nz. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Eric Frykberg (25 August 2015). "ETS not lucrative for industry, says economist | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Thinktank Motu puts forward new plan to tackle emissions trading". Stuff.co.nz. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wanaka's Aspiring Conversations programme launched". Stuff. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Shaw, James (17 April 2018). "Interim Climate Change Committee announced" (Press release).