Suzi Kerr | |
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Born | 1966 |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Other names | Suzi Clare Kerr |
Alma mater |
Canterbury University (
B.S.) Harvard University ( Ph.D.) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | economics |
Institutions | Environmental Defense Fund |
Thesis | Contracts 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.
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. [1]
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 [2] [3] [4]
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 Wanaka. [5]
In 2018, Kerr was announced as a member of the Interim Climate Change Committee. [6]
Suzi Kerr | |
---|---|
Born | 1966 |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Other names | Suzi Clare Kerr |
Alma mater |
Canterbury University (
B.S.) Harvard University ( Ph.D.) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | economics |
Institutions | Environmental Defense Fund |
Thesis | Contracts 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.
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. [1]
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 [2] [3] [4]
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 Wanaka. [5]
In 2018, Kerr was announced as a member of the Interim Climate Change Committee. [6]