Tarin Karzai
Researcher
MPA Economic Policy
What is biodiversity worth to people, and what are the benefits of a street tree for the urban population? These are the research questions that Tarin Karzai, who conducts research at the IÖW on the environmental economic valuation of ecosystem services and biodiversity, is dealing with.
In projects such as The Future of the Tidal Elbe in a Changing Climate, the economist uses the ecosystem service approach and various environmental economic valuation methods – such as choice experiments.
Main focus
- Environmental-economic assessment of the benefits of and damage to ecosystems and biodiversity
- Cost-benefit analyses of nature-based climate adaptation measures
- Environmental economic policy and incentive instruments
Experience
- Since 12/2021: Researcher at the IÖW
- 10/2020 – 04/2021: Intern and student assistant in the Geo-Economics department of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Education
- 2019 – 2021: Master of Public Administration in Economic Policy, London School of Economics
- 2015 – 2019: Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs