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Zabard is an economist with applied experience spanning projects for Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the private sector. Since joining Sapere in 2020, he has contributed to a wide range of engagements across both Australia and New Zealand.
His work has predominantly focused on program evaluations and mid-term reviews, cost benefit and market analysis, regulatory and legislative impact assessments, and development of detailed business cases for large infrastructure projects. He has also worked across a variety of sectors, including but not limited to affordable, essential and social housing, agriculture, arts and culture, place-based initiatives, sport, and research and innovation.
Specialisations
Expertise
- Damage calculations
- Data analytics
- Economic and market analysis
- Regulatory and cost benefit analysis
- Valuations
Industries
- Arts, culture and recreation
- Climate and environment
- Economic development
- Health and wellbeing
- Infrastructure and transport
- Finance and insurance
- Property and housing
- Public sector policy and finance
- Science and innovation
- State, regional and local government
Qualifications & accolades
- Master of Economics (Distinction) from the University of Sydney (AU)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Economics and Finance) from Victoria University of Wellington (NZ). On the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence.
Recent work highlights include:
- Developed a monitoring and evaluation framework for the NSW Disaster Ready Fund for the Reconstruction Authority
- Evaluation of two place-based initiatives (Reconnect WA and Connecting Communities Fund) for Royal Automobile Club of WA
- Evaluation of the Building Financial Capacity in Housing Agencies (BFCHA) initiative for the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance
- Economic impact assessments for Muswellbrook and Summerville Solar Farms for Australian developer and asset manager ESCO Pacific (See Muswellbrook & Summerville reports)
- Process and outcome evaluation of the Research and Development Cashflow Loan Initiative for Invest Victoria
- Financial and economic analysis for multiple NSW cultural infrastructure Final Business Cases for Create NSW.
- Client: Australian Eggs
Which came first the chicken or the egg? We don’t have the answer to that, but we do know the size of backyard and micro-commercial egg production in Australia.