Staff profile
Ingrid Burfurd
Economic Research Director
Dr Ingrid Burfurd has worked as a Senior Economist in the Victorian Public Service, a Senior Expert Advisor on UNFCCC review of the Clean Development Mechanism, a postdoc at University of Melbourne, a lecturer at RMIT University, and as a Senior Associate at Grattan Institute.
Her research is focussed on the economic foundations of policy -- identifying market failures and the policies to correct them.
Ingrid has Arts and Commerce (Honours) degrees from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Melbourne.
Work
How Australia can break its foreign fuel dependence
Australia can lift its fuel security from 17 per cent today to 87 per cent in 2040 by focusing efforts on electrification and low-carbon liquid fuels.
The Case for Pricing Pollution
A Polluter Pays Levy and a Fair Share Levy can cut emissions faster and strengthen Australia’s economy in a way that is fair, efficient and politically durable.
A Green Iron Plan for Australia
Australia is uniquely positioned to become a world leader in green iron production. With soundly based policy settings and timely action, this opportunity can underpin prosperity for generations.
News & Media
Carbon Pricing’s Second Chance
A Carbon Tax Comeback?
Webinar—The Case for Pricing Pollution
Charging polluters is how to cut emissions, fix the budget and win voters
Webinar—The Politics of the Impossible
How the Polluter Pays Levy works
Could we really become a superpower?
The price of not putting a price on carbon
A price on pollution can cut emissions and raise revenue, while providing household support and funding investments in Australia's long term economic future.
Green iron is at the heart of Australia's future prosperity
Webinar—Australia's $400 billion green iron opportunity
Australia’s path to becoming a renewable energy superpower
The forces that threaten Australia’s economic prosperity are the same forces that create tremendous opportunities.
Can Australia be a renewable energy superpower?
Decarbonising the global economy is a huge undertaking, akin to another industrial revolution. It creates huge opportunities for Australia.
Australia can prosper under international carbon prices
