Kris Iyer

Kris Iyer is a researcher affiliated with the School of Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia. His work focuses on the intersection of international finance, efficiency and productivity, energy economics, environmental economics, and international trade.

• Research Interests: Technology spillovers, trade and foreign investment efficiency, carbon pricing impacts on industry, export intensity analysis, and econometric modeling.
• Publications: His research includes analyses of productivity growth in New Zealand manufacturing, technology transfer mechanisms, and the effects of trade openness on technical efficiency, with collaborations across institutions like the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society and Econometric Society.
• Contributions: He has contributed to understanding how foreign direct investment and trade policies influence economic productivity, particularly in small and open economies like Australia and New Zealand.