Kris Iyer

Applied economist with over 20 years’ experience spanning academia, government and consulting across Australia and New Zealand. My research applies economic reasoning to public governance, public sector auditing, accountability and government evaluation, combining economics with insights from governance, accounting and public administration to address important institutional problems. My applied and consulting work spans applied econometrics, economic modelling, cost-benefit analysis, economic impact assessment, public auditing and policy evaluation. My current research programme seeks to establish economics as a powerful analytical framework for understanding governance failure, institutional performance and public sector auditing. I was a recipient of Commonwealth Research Scholarship award and one of the recipients of the Excellence in Evaluation award in 2024.