I am a first-generation student with a pre-university background in trades, logging, and military service which informs my research into non-cooperative environmental policy. These are instances of choosing optimal policies constrained by public and firm expectations over consumption, production, and regulatory reach. I believe this will be a growing field as we confront complex environmental problems that are not amenable to negotiated agreements and coordinated effort. Among the issues non-cooperative policies might address are what I consider the big three issues of our time:
- Holdouts and defectors from global climate change mitigation agreements
- Biodiversity loss among species without positive market values
- Nonbiodegradable refuse (including nuclear waste) and recycling
On teaching and research, I am seeking a tenured track assistant professor or lecturer position at a university without an established environmental economics curriculum (but must have natural science programs on campus). I expect there will then be substantial demand and I would enjoy introducing the curriculum and research area to students from diverse backgrounds. I would like to teach environmental economics, international trade, microeconomics or macroeconomics, and/or causal inference courses at the undergraduate and master’s levels.
Education:
- Ph.D. Environmental Economics, LSE, 2020 (expected before fall term)
- M.E.Sc. Environmental Science, Yale University, 2017
- M.S. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis, 2015
- B.B.A. Business Economics, Boise State University, 2014
Positions held:
- Student Trainee (Economist), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2016
- Research Intern for the Director of the Salt Lake City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 2013-2014
- Intelligence Analyst (including remote sensing), U.S. Navy, 2002-2007
Teaching assistant record:
- Sustainable Development, LSE, Fall 2019
- Economics of the Environment (master’s level), Yale University, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
- Econometric Theory and Applications, UC Davis, Spring 2015
- Econometrics, Boise State University, Spring 2014
- Additional (12) positions grading and tutoring on economic subjects
Affiliations/memberships:
- American Economic Association
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
Supervisors:
- Prof Ben Groom, Professor of Environment and Development Economics
- Dr Roger Fouquet, Associate Professorial Research Fellow
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