Fall Break
It’s Fall Break here at Duke. The blogger is out enjoying the environment and supporting the economy. Tune back in next week.
View ArticleBeyond Belts and Suspenders: Will the Safety and Environmental Management...
On April 20, 2010, 11 workers were killed in an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the process of drilling the Macondo well off the Gulf of Mexico. The blowout ultimately resulted in between 4...
View ArticleProfile: Travel; Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
We all wear several different hats. I’m a professor, a wife, and a mom (probably in reverse order of importance). In trying to lead a balanced life we may sometimes struggle with conflicts among...
View ArticleThe California Effect
I was all set to write a blog this week about the recent enactment of a fairly comprehensive cap-and-trade program in California. But then, my mentor Rob Stavins, sent around his blog and I realized...
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Integration of the Shrimp Market and Why Environmentalists Should Care
Frank Asche, Atle Oglend, Marty Smith and I have a new paper that looks at the determinants of prices in different shrimp markets–prices for big and small shrimp; prices for brown, white and pink...
View ArticleBe careful what you wish for
This week, I’m featuring a guest blog by my colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Vincent, the Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke...
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We’re from the government and we’re here to help
Imagine you are in the market for a new light truck. Let’s say it’s a new Ford Explorer. You go to your favorite Ford dealer and the helpful salesperson tells you that she has two 2011 Explorers with...
View ArticleEndangered No Longer–Protecting Species in the Courts, Congress, or the Market
I grew up in Wyoming and my interest in environmental economics stems from three distinct tensions between the environment and the economy of Wyoming. The first was that many people in my town made...
View ArticleWe’re From the Government and We’re Here to Help–Take 2
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of listening to Hunt Alcott, Assistant Professor of Economics at NYU, present some new work on the impact of taxation when consumers are inattentive to certain types...
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Energy Independence: An Impossible Campaign Promise
Source: Americanprogress.org As the 2012 Presidential Election nears, energy and producing more of it have become hotly debated topics by both candidates, and each candidate has expressed desires to...
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