Adolf Stroombergen
Infometrics, Affiliate
Adolf is chief economist at Infometrics.
Before that he was a partner in Business and Economic Research Ltd. He has a PhD in general equilibrium modelling and 25 years of experience in economic consulting, specialising in economic modelling, econometrics and public policy research in areas such as education, taxation, savings and retirement, energy and environment, trade and transport. His econometric work has included forecasting and estimating empirical relationships in the areas of corporate credit risk and organisational structure. He has developed microsimulation models of savings and the tertiary student loan scheme. Adolf has been a member of the Advisory Committee on Economic Statistics since 1996 and he was an Expert Reviewer for the IPCC Working Group II Fourth Assessment Report released in 2007.
Publications
Stroombergen, Adolf. 2008. "ESSAM General Equilibrium Model: Estimation of 2005/06 Input-Output Tables," Motu Working Paper 08-01.
Wratt, David; Brett Mullan, Andrew Tait, Ross Woods, Troy Baisden, Donna Giltrap, Kelly Lock, Joanna Hendy, Suzi Kerr, Adolf Stroombergen and Alek Stojanovik. 2008. "Costs and benefits of climate change and adaptation to climate change in New Zealand agriculture: what do we know so far?" Contract report by EcoClimate Consortium: Integrated Research on the Economics of Climate Change Impacts Adaptation and Mitigation, Wellington, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Stroombergen, Adolf. 2010. "The International Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Commodity Prices, and the Wider Effects on New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 10-14.