Environmental Regulation
Motu’s environmental research focuses on the use and design of market-based instruments to address environmental goals.
Our current work addresses issues for New Zealand’s emissions trading system and a proposed nutrient trading system to address water quality in Lake Rotorua. Both these projects make use of our Land-Use in Rural New Zealand (LURNZ) models and data. Past research considered market-based instruments for New Zealand fisheries.
Motu has convened a decentralised but coordinated Market-Based Instruments Research Network to facilitate and integrate our own and others’ environmental regulation research.
Climate Change
Motu is currently involved in several projects exploring the impact of climate change on the environment and economy. Some of these projects focus on climate change issues in New Zealand, and some consider the effects of climate change overseas.
Nutrient Trading and Water Quality
This programme explores how we can apply market-based instruments to the problem of non-point source water pollution from agriculture.
Land Use in Rural New Zealand Model
Our land-use change simulation model, Land Use in Rural New Zealand (LURNZ), is a computer model that predicts land-use change at a fine spatial scale over the whole country. The model produces dynamic paths of rural land-use change and maps of rural land use across New Zealand with an annual time step.
Fisheries Management
Motu and Resources for the Future (Washington DC) have jointly conducted economic research on fisheries management in New Zealand.
Market-Based Instrument Research Network
Motu’s environmental research is primarily focused on the use and design of market based instruments. As part of this work, Motu has convened a decentralised but coordinated network to facilitate and integrate high quality research directly pertinent to the design, implementation and evaluation of market-based instruments.
Motu’s environmental trading game
Motu’s environmental trading game is freely available for download. Participants act as farmers in a nutrient (or emissions) trading system, though the game can be adapted for any other environmental problem. It is suitable for use with any group interested in better understanding these issues, both in an educational or professional setting (and comes with non-technical instructions).
Find out more and download the game here.
Our collaborators bring technical, sectoral and social perspectives to the group effort. We have complied a list of useful articles and web links relating to climate change and climate change regulation in New Zealand.
- Glossary of climate change terms from the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
- New Zealand’s Government Climate Change Solutions
- New Zealand Government climate change work programme
- New Zealand Treasury’s Climate Change work
- The ESSAM General Equilibrium Model by Infometrics Consulting
- An Economic View of the Environment, a blog by Dr Robert N Stavins, Harvard University
- MAF report The permanent forest sink Initiative: a consultation document on the proposed regulations, cost recovery methods and forest sink covenant
- Tane’s Tree Trust
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. ‘Creating a Cost Effective Nutrient Trading System for Lake Rotorua’ Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, 21 January 2010.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. ‘Emissions trading for forestry and agriculture: policy design and integrated simulations in New Zealand’ UC Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics seminar, Feb 18, 2010.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. "Global policies as a framework for effective local action to reduce deforestation: insights from Costa Rica and Indonesia," Bay Area Tropical Forests Network, 4 March, 2010
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "The Financial Crisis … What’s in it for the Environment?" contribution to a panel discussion organised by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, May.
- Ma, Hengyun; Les Oxley and John Gibson. 2009. "China's Energy Situation and Its Implications in the New Millennium," Motu Working Paper 09-04.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "How can agriculture be included in an emissions trading scheme? Some thoughts from New Zealand," Australian Farm Institute Conference, Maroochydore, May.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Climate change policy: stepping back and moving forward," Motu Economic and Public Policy Seminar, May.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "Data challenges in creating LURNZ, an economically-based model of land use in rural New Zealand," presented at Global Land Project workshop on data and model intergration for coupled models and land use change, July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "Temporal emission trading markets," NBER Summer Institute Egg-timer, July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "Report on Cluster B case studies," presented to the Climate Change Leadership Forum, August.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "Emissions trading in New Zealand," EPMU Biennial Conference, Auckland, July; and Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce, Christchurch, July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. 'Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: A Prototype System,' Motu Public Policy Seminar, September.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Key issues in the design of an emissions trading system for New Zealand," Motu Public Policy Seminar, September.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "The economics of deforestation," invited presentation at the International Economics Association Roundtable, Beijing, July 13-14.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Reports from Cluster B: free allocation of NZ units, and economic modelling," presented to Climate Change Leadership Forum, 4 December.
- Kerr, Suzi and Ralph Chapman. 2007. 'Transiton into and evolution of a New Zealand emissions trading system," paper presented at Climate Change Policy Dialogue, Wellington, 31 July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Environmental markets: how can they work for water quality and climate change?" Auckland Public Policy Seminar, April.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "The likely impacts of climate change policy," presented at The Social Impacts of Climate Change Policy workshop, 28 February.
- Gunningham, Neil. 2007. "Innovative governance and smart regulation: institutional and regulatory regimes for a water-constrained world," Motu/Landcare Research seminar, December.
- Roson, Roberto. 2008. "The Economic Impacts of Climate Change," Motu Public Policy Seminar, August.
- Grafton, Quentin. 2008. "Bioeconomic Losses from Overharvesting Tuna," Wellington Public Policy Seminar Series, November.
- Gulati, Sumeet. 2008. "Evaluating Tax Rebates for Hybrid Vehicles," Wellington Public Policy Seminar Series, December.
- Fletcher Building
- Morgan Family Charitable Foundation
- The Tindall Foundation
- Meridian Energy
- Foundation for Research, Science & Technology
- Betz, Regina; Stefan Seifert, Peter Cramton and Suzi Kerr. 2010. "Auctioning greenhouse gas emissions permits in Australia," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics,54, pp. 219–238
- van Benthem, Arthur and Suzi Kerr. 2010. "Optimizing Voluntary Deforestation Policy in the Face of Adverse Selection and Costly Transfers". Motu Working Paper 10-04.
- Regina Betz, Stefan Seifert, Peter Cramton and Suzi Kerr. 2010. "Auctioning greenhouse gas emissions permits in Australia," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, forthcoming.
- Funk, Jason and Suzi Kerr. 2009. "Barriers to Efficient Decisions about Carbon Farming," PhD Thesis, Chapter III. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Funk, Jason; Christopher Field, Suzi Kerr and Craig Trotter. 2009. "Modeling the impact of Carbon Farming on a New Zealand landscape," PhD Thesis, Chapter II. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Todd, Maribeth and Suzi Kerr. 2009. "How Does Changing Land Cover and Land Use in New Zealand relate to Land Use Capability and Slope?" Motu Working Paper 09-17.
- Kerr, Suzi and Wei Zhang. 2009. "Allocation of New Zealand Units within Agriculture in the New Zealand Emissions Trading System," Motu Working Paper 09-16.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Comments to select committee," invited independent specialist advice on the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Institutions for definition and renegotiation of property rights in international environmental agreements: ozone depletion and the Montreal Protocol," Manuscript, University of Maryland.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Principles for the design of compliance institutions for international tradeable permit markets: joint implementation of the framework convention on climate change," University of Maryland Manuscript.
- Kerr, Suzi and Kelly Lock. 2009. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Cost Sharing and Allowance Allocation," Motu Working Paper 09-09.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "New Zealand ETS: Submission to the select committee," Speaking notes, Monday 11 May, Wellington.
- Ma, Hengyun; Les Oxley and John Gibson. 2009. "China's Energy Situation and Its Implications in the New Millennium," Motu Working Paper 09-04.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Intensity-based regulation versus output-based free allocation: a clarification of comments to the Select Committee," 17 May.
- Todd, Maribeth; Wei Zhang and Suzi Kerr. 2009. "Competition for land between biofuels, pastoral agriculture and scrub lands," in Bioenergy options for New Zealand: analysis of large-scale bioenergy from forestry. Peter Hall and Michael Jack. Scion report. pp. 122-40. Available online at http://www.scionresearch.com/bioenergy+report.aspx.
- Ma, Hengyun; Les Oxley and John Gibson.2009. "Testing for Energy Market Integration in China," Motu Working Paper 09-03.
- Hengyun Ma; Les Oxley; John Gibson and Bongguen Kim. 2009. "China's Energy Economy: Technical Change, Factor Demand and Interfactor/Interfuel Substitution," Motu Working Paper 09-02.
- Kerr, Suzi and Marianna Kennedy. 2009. 'Greenhouse Gases and Water Pollutants: Interactions Between Concurrent New Zealand Trading Systems,' Motu Note #2.
- Hendy, Joanna; Suzi Kerr and Troy Baisden. 2008. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Charges and Credits on Agricultural Land: What can a Model Tell Us?" In Clean Development Mechanism and Law, Amicus Books series, ed. L Lakshmi. Hyderabad, India: The Icfai University Press, pp. 198-209.
- Lock, Kelly; Suzi Kerr, Tim Cox and Kit Rutherford. 2008. "Assessing design options for a Nutrient Trading System using an integrated model," paper presented at the ESAM/NZAE Conference 2008, Wellington, June.
- Kerr, Suzi and Andrew Coleman. 2008. "Economic regrets," Motu manuscript presented to Cluster B of the Climate Change Leadership Forum, 22 May.
- Kerr, Suzi and Andrew Sweet. 2008. "Inclusion of agriculture in a domestic emissions trading system: New Zealand's experience to date," Farm Policy Journal, 5:4, 43-53, November.
- Kerr, Suzi and Kit Rutherford. 2008. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Determining Net Nutrient Inputs," Motu Working Paper 08-03.
- 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.
- Pfaff, Alexander; Suzi Kerr, Romina Cavatassi, Benjamin Davis, Leslie Lipper, Arturo Sanchez and Jason Timmins. 2008. "Effects of poverty on deforestation: distinguishing behaviour from location" in Economics of Poverty, the Environment and Natural Resource Use, Rob B. Dellink and Arjan Ruijs, Eds. Wageningen University: Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group.
- Kerr, Suzi and Andrew Sweet. 2008. "Inclusion of agriculture and forestry in a domestic emissions trading system: New Zealand's experience to date," Motu Working Paper 08-04.
- Lock, Kelly and Suzi Kerr. 2008. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Overview of a Prototype System," Motu Working Paper 08-02.
- Lock, Kelly and Suzi Kerr. 2008. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Choosing the Scope of a Nutrient Trading System," Motu Working Paper 08-05.
- Kerr, Suzi and Ralph Chapman. 2007. "Emissions trading in New Zealand: transition and evolution," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 25 September.
- Small, John and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Emissions trading in New Zealand: points of obligation," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 24 September.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Emissions Trading in New Zealand: managing economic risk," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 25 September.
- Greenhalgh, Suzie; Jim Sinner and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Emissions Trading in New Zealand: options for addressing trade exposure and emissions leakage," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 21 September.
- Kerr, Suzi and Murray Ward. 2007. "Emissions Trading in New Zealand: Introduction and Context," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 20 September.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Review of proposed New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme," report commissioned by the Emissions Trading Group.
- Pfaff, Alexander; Suzi Kerr, Leslie Lipper, Romina Cavatassi, Benjamin Davis, Joanna Hendy and Arturo Sanchez. 2007. "Will Buying Tropical Forest Carbon Benefit The Poor? Evidence from Costa Rica," Land Use Policy, 24, pp. 600-610.
- Kerr, Suzi; Joanna Hendy, Kelly Lock and Yun Liang. 2007. "Estimating the Drivers of Rural Land Use Change in New Zealand," Paper prepared for the AARES Conference, February 2007, Queenstown, New Zealand.
- Hendy, Joanna and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Impacts on the pastoral sector from emissions charges on agriculture gases: analysis from the model Land Use in Rural New Zealand version 1: climate," Motu manuscript.
- Kerr, Suzi; Kit Rutherford and Kelly Lock. 2007. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Goals and Trading Caps," Motu Working Paper 07-08.
- Lock, Kelly and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Where Are We Now?" Motu Working Paper 07-06.
- Hendy, Joanna; Suzi Kerr and Troy Baisden. 2007. "The Land Use in Rural New Zealand Model Version 1 (LURNZv1): Model Description," Motu Working Paper 07-07.
- Kerr, Suzi; Glen Lauder and David Fairman. 2007. "Towards a Design For a Nutrient Trading Programme To Improve Water Quality in Lake Rotorua," Motu Working Paper 07-03.
- Funk, Jason and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Restoring Forests Through Carbon Farming on Maori Land in New Zealand/Aotearoa," Mountain Research and Development, 27:3, pp. 202-205.
- Hendy, Joanna; Suzi Kerr and Troy Baisden. 2006. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Charges and Credits on Agricultural Land: What Can a Model Tell Us? Motu Working Paper 06-04.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2006. "The Political Economy of Structural Reform in Natural Resource Use: Observations from New Zealand," paper prepared for National Economic Research Organisations meeting, Paris, June 2006.
- Kerr, Suzi; Kit Rutherford and Elena Irwin. 2006. "Proposed Research Programme on Water Quality for Lake Rotorua," proposal submitted to the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
- Hendy, Joanna and Suzi Kerr. 2006. "Land-Use Intensity Module: Land Use in Rural New Zealand Version 1," Motu Working Paper 06-05.
- Kerr, Suzi; Isabelle Sin and Joanna Hendy. 2005. "Taxes vs permits: Options for price-based climate change regulation," New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 05/02.
- Hendy, Joanna and Suzi Kerr. 2005. "Greenhouse Gas Emission Factor Module: Land Use in Rural New Zealand - Climate Version 1," Motu Working Paper 05-10.
- Newell, Richard; James Sanchirico, and Suzi Kerr. 2005. "Fishing Quota Markets," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 49, pp. 437-462. Earlier versions are published as Motu Working paper 03-02 and Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 02-20
- Stillman, Steven. 2005. "Examining Changes in the Value of Rural Land in New Zealand between 1989 and 2003," Motu Working Paper 05-07.
- Sin, Isabelle; Emma Brunton, Joanna Hendy and Suzi Kerr. 2005. "The Likely Regional Impacts of an Agricultural Emissions Policy in New Zealand: Preliminary analysis," Motu Working Paper 05-08.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2004. "Efficient Contracts for Carbon Credits from Reforestation Projects," New Zealand Science Review, 61:1, pp. 18-23.
- Kerr, Suzi; Richard Newell and James Sanchirico. 2004. "Evaluating the New Zealand Individual Transferable Quota Market for Fisheries Management" in Tradeable Permits: policy evaluation, design and reform, OECD, Ed. Paris. Paper prepared for OECD workshop Ex post evaluation of tradable permit regimes, Paris, January 2003.
- Kerr, Suzi and Catherine Leining. 2004. "Joint Implementation in Climate Change Policy," in The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/04, Tom Tietenberg and Henk Folmer, Eds.
- Kerr Suzi and Andrew Aitken. 2004. "The Effects of Bycatch Relationships on Quota Prices," Report to the Ministry of Fisheries.
- Hendy, Joanna and Suzi Kerr. 2004. "How do Catch Patterns Respond to Changes in International Prices for Different Species?" Report to the Ministry of Fisheries.
- Kerr, Suzi; Leslie Lipper, Alexander Pfaff, Romina Cavatassi, Benjamin Davis, Joanna Hendy and Arturo Sanchez. 2004. "Will Buying Tropical Forest Carbon Benefit the Poor? Evidence from Costa Rica," ESA Working Paper No. 4-20.
- Kerr, Suzi; Alexander Pfaff, Romina Cavatassi, Benjamin Davis, Leslie Lipper, Arturo Sanchez and Jason Timmins. 2004. "Effects of poverty on deforestation: distinguishing behavior from location," ESA Working Paper No. 04-19.
- Kerr, Suzi; Emma Brunton and Ralph Chapman. 2004. "Policy To Encourage Carbon Sequestration in Plantation Forests," Motu Working Paper 04-05.
- Kerr, Suzi; Joanna Hendy, Liu Shuguang and Alexander Pfaff. 2004. "Tropical Forest Protection, Uncertainty and Carbon Policy Integrity," Motu Working Paper 04-03.
- Kerr, Suzi; Shuguang, Liu, Alexander, Pfaff and Flint Hughes. 2003. "Carbon Dynamics and Land-Use Choices: Building a Regional-Scale Multidisciplinary Model," The Journal of Environmental Management, 69:1, pp. 25-37.
- Kerr, Suzi and Catherine Leining. 2003. "Joint Implementation in Climate Change Policy," Motu Working Paper 03-04.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2003. "Motu, Excellence in Economic Research and the Challenges of ‘Human Dimensions’ Research," Motu Working Paper 03-05.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2003. "Indigenous Forests and Forest Sink Policy in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 03-15.
- Kerr, Suzi; Richard Newell and James Sanchirico. 2003. "Evaluating the New Zealand Individual Transferable Quota Market for Fisheries Management," Motu Working Paper 03-02.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2003. "Efficient Contracts For Carbon Credits From Reforestation Projects," Motu Working Paper 03-12.
- Kerr, Suzi; Liu Shuguang, Alexander Pfaff and Flint Hughes. 2003. "Carbon Dynamics and Land-Use Choices: Building a Regional-Scale Multidisciplinary Model," Motu Working Paper 03-06.
- Carswell, Fiona; Garth Harmsworth, Suzi Kerr, Rau Kirikiri and Ian Turney. 2002. "A Framework for Engagement of Maori Landowners in 'Carbon Farming' using Indigenous Forest Regeneration," Motu Manuscript and Landcare Research.
- Cramton, Peter and Suzi Kerr. 2002. "Tradeable Carbon Permit Auctions: How And Why To Auction Not Grandfather," Energy Policy 30.
- Straker, Gina; Suzi Kerr and Joanna Hendy. 2002. "A Regulatory History of the New Zealand's Quota Management System: Setting Targets," paper presented at IIFET 2002: Fisheries in the Global Economy, International Fisheries Economic Conference, Wellington, New Zealand. (This paper is an abridged version of Straker et al. 2002).
- Kerr, Suzi and Joanna Hendy. 2002. "Regional Employment Impacts of the Kyoto Protocol," paper prepared for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi; Alexander Pfaff and Arturo Sanchez. 2002. "The Dynamics of Deforestation: Evidence from Costa Rica".
- Kerr, Suzi; Brian White, Brian Cox and John Rutherford. 2002. "Renewable Energy and the Efficient Implementation of New Zealand's Current and Potential Future Greenhouse Gas Commitments," prepared for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Newell, Richard; James Sanchirico and Suzi Kerr. 2002. "An Empirical Analysis of New Zealand's ITQ Markets," paper presented at IIFET 2002: Fisheries in the Global Economy, International Fisheries Economic Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Straker, Gina; Suzi Kerr and Joanna Hendy. 2002. "A Regulatory History of New Zealand's Quota Management System," draft, chapters 1-4.
- Fischer, Carolyn; Suzi Kerr and Michael Toman. 2001. "Using Emissions Trading to Regulate National Greenhouse Gas Emissions" in Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology, Michael A. Toman, Ed. Washington DC: Resources for the Future.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Seeing the Forest and Saving the Trees: Tropical Land-Use Change and Global Climate Policy," Manuscript in Can Carbon Sinks Be Operational? Resources for the Future Discussion Paper no. 0126.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Emissions Trading, Project-Based Trading and Joint Implementation," paper written for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi and Elizabeth DeSombre. 2001. "Trade and the Environment: the Risks and Opportunities for New Zealand Associated With the Relationship Between the WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements," report produced for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Enforcing Compliance: The Allocation of Liability in International GHG Emissions Trading and the Clean Development Mechanism" in Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology, Michael A. Toman Ed. Washington DC: Resources for the Future.
- Kerr, Suzi and Catherine Leining. 2000. "Permanence of LULUCF CERs in the Clean Development Mechanism," This paper was written for a presentation at COP-6 in The Hague, November 2000.
- Kerr, Suzi Ed. 2000. Global Emissions Trading: Key Issues for Industrialized Countries, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Hargrave, Tim; Ned Helme, Tim Denne, Suzi Kerr and Jurgen Lefevere. 1999. "Design of a Practical Approach to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading combined With Policies and Measures in the EC".
- Kerr, Suzi. 1999. "Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Responsibilities Among and Within the Countries of the European Union".
- Kerr, Suzi and Tim Hargrave. 1998. "The Clean Development Mechanism: How Do We Get There From Here?" Paper prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank.
- Fischer, Carolyn; Suzi Kerr and Michael Toman. 1998. "Using Emissions Trading to Regulate US Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview of Policy Design and Implementation Issues," National Tax Journal, 51, pp. 453-464.
- Cramton, Peter and Suzi Kerr. 1998. "A Tax-Cut Auction for the Environment: How and why to auction CO2 emissions permits," Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 98-34.
- Fischer, Carolyn; Suzi Kerr and Michael Toman. 1998. "Using Emissions Trading to Regulate U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview of Policy Design and Implementation Issues," Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 98-40 (July).
- Kerr, Suzi. 1998. "Enforcing Compliance: The Allocation of Liability in Internation GHG Emissions Trading and the Clean Development Mechanism," Resources for the Future Climate Issue Brief no. 15.
- Kerr, Suzi. 1998. "Alternative Allocation Methods for Greenhouse Permits: Pros and Cons," Unpublished Manuscript.
- Kerr, Suzi. 1995. "Adverse Selection and Participation in International Environmental Agreements" in Suzi Kerr, Contracts and Tradeable Permit Markets in International and Domestic Environmental Protection, PhD Thesis, Harvard University.
- Funk, Jason. 2009. "Conclusion," PhD Thesis, Chapter V. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Funk, Jason. 2009. "Carbon Farming on Maori land: Do governance structures matter?" PhD Thesis, Chapter IV. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Funk, Jason. June 2009. "The Practice of Carbon Farming in New Zealand," PhD Thesis, Chapter I. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Rutherford, Kit and Tim Cox. 2009. "Nutrient trading to improve and preserve water quality," Water & Atmosphere, 17:1, pp. 12-13.
- Oxley, Les. 2009. "China’s energy economy: substitution possibilities, market integration and some possible environmental implications," Wellington Public Policy Seminar Series, August.
- Climate Change Leadership Forum Cluster B (chaired by Suzi Kerr). "Report 6," Meeting 8, 22 May 2008.
- Rive, Vernon; Barclay Rogers and Cameron Law. 2008. "Nutrient Trading in Lake Rotorua: Legal Mechanisms," Advice from Chapman Tripp - Website version.
- Newell, Richard; Kerry Papps and James Sanchirico. 2007. "Asset Pricing in Created Markets," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 89:2, pp. 259-272.
- Submission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry "PFSI Consultation on Regulation, Cost Recovery Methods and Forest Sink Covenant" prepared by the Tindall Foundation, Tomorrow's Forests Ltd and Jason Funk, 14 May 2007.
- Pfaff, Alexander. 2007. "What Would Have Happened? Reviewing and Improving Estimated Baselines for Tropical Forests and Sequestered Carbon," Accepted for Ecological Applications, (special issue).
- Lock, Kelly and Stefan Leslie. 2007. "New Zealand's Quota Management System: A History of the First 20 Years," Motu Working Paper 07-02.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agricultural and Development Economics Division. 2006. "Will Payments for Reducing Emissions From Deforestation Also Reduce Poverty?" Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA) Research Brief.
- "Emissions Charges: What Can the LURNZ-Climate Model Tell Us?" Motu Research Update, Issue 10 (June 2006), p. 3.
- "Carbon Farming - A New Land-use Opportunity," Motu Research Update, Issue 10 (June 2006), p. 8.
- Funk, Jason. 2006. "Maori Farmers Look to Environmental Markets in New Zealand," The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace.
- "The Benefits of Being Wrong: Monitoring Environmental Compliance," Motu Research Update, Issue 9 (November 2005), p. 4.
- Newell, Richard, Kerry Papps and James Sanchirico. 2005. "Asset Pricing in Created Markets for Fishing Quotas," Resources for the Future Discussion paper 05-46.
- Sanchirico, James; Daniel Holland, Kathryn Quigley and Mark Fina. 2005. "Catch-Quota Balancing in Multispecies Individual Fishing Quotas," Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 05-54.
- Kerr, Suzi and Joanna Hendy. 2004. "Drivers of rural land use in New Zealand: Estimates from National Data," Motu Manuscript.
- Newell, Richard G. 2004. "Maximising Value in Multi-species Fisheries," Resources for the Future, Washington DC and New Zealand Ministry for Fisheries, Wellington.
- Project summary: "Quota Market Structure and Operation and the Value of the New Zealand Fisheries: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications"
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Ecological Tax Reform," Report for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.