Suzi Clare Kerr (born 1966) is a New Zealand

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

. She joined

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in 2019 as its chief economist.

Biography

After completing a BSc at Canterbury University and a PhD at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, she started

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

-based non-profit economic and public policy research institute, 'Motu Economic and Public Policy Research'. The New Zealand

Emissions Trading Scheme Carbon emission trading (also called carbon market, emission trading scheme (ETS) or cap and trade) is a type of emissions trading scheme designed for carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). A form of carbon pricing, its purpose ...

work has been a strong focus. Kerr is also an adjunct professor at

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

's Climate Change Research Institute. She has appeared frequently in the mainstream

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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 The Interim Climate Change Committee (or ICCC) is a ministerial advisory committee created by the New Zealand Government in mid–April 2018 to explore how New Zealand transitions to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. The Interim Committee wa ...

Selected works

* Partnership for Market Readiness; International Carbon Action Partnership. 2016
Emissions Trading in Practice : A Handbook on Design and Implementation.
World Bank, Washington, DC. (Member of six-person lead author team at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research and

, including Ruben Lubowski and Gernot Wagner.) * Newell, Richard G., James N. Sanchirico, and Suzi Kerr. "Fishing quota markets." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 49.3 (2005): 437–462. * Kerr, Suzi, and Richard G. Newell. "Policy‐Induced Technology Adoption: Evidence from the US Lead Phasedown." The Journal of Industrial Economics 51.3 (2003): 317–343. * Cramton, Peter, and Suzi Kerr. "Tradeable carbon permit auctions: How and why to auction not grandfather." Energy policy 30.4 (2002): 333–345. *Pfaff, Alexander SP, et al. "The Kyoto protocol and payments for tropical forest:: An interdisciplinary method for estimating carbon-offset supply and increasing the feasibility of a carbon market under the CDM." Ecological Economics 35.2 (2000): 203–221.

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