Center launches the pre-doctoral program in Environmental and Resource Economics offering students, both nationally and internationally, the opportunity to participate in semester long study programs.
The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico is said to be the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. The spill, caused by a sea floor oil gusher that resulted from the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion has caused an environmental impact on marine and wildlife habitats as well as economic impacts affecting fishing and tourism among many others.
In August 2011 Hurricane Irene left extensive flood and wind damage as it passed through the Caribbean and the East Coast of the U.S. and Canada. Approximately 2.3 million people were under evacuation orders; thought to be the largest number of individuals threatened by a single storm in the U.S. See economic research on adjustments after severe storms.
In July 2011 massive dust storms swept through Arizona, wind gusts estimated to have reached over 50 MPH, with a height of over 5000 ft stretching almost 100 miles, and spurring national interest.
The Keystone XL is a proposed international pipeline which would span over 1700 miles from Alberta, Canada to Texas.
President Obama rejected the Keystone Pipeline but left the door open for reconsideration when TransCanada submits a plan that addresses environmental concerns.
The Center partnered with RTI International and USC's CREATE, the DHS University Research Center to organize a conference on designing benefit-cost analyses for security related rules entitled "Estimating the Benefits of Homeland Security Policies", in Washington DC.
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PEOPLE MICHAEL
HANEMANN  KERRY
SMITH  CARLOS
VALCARCEL  NICOLAI
KUMINOFF Our Faculty and Researchers |
RESEARCH
Macro Policy and the PlanetWith the support of the W. P. Carey School of Business, the Decision Center for a Desert City, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Ed Prescott and Kerry Smith brought leading macro-theorists and environmental economists to the Southwest. Their goal was to launch a continuing dialogue that will redirect both fields so each considers the interaction between aggregate economic conditions and the environment. Learn more > 
Environmental Policy and MedicareDon't forget the caregivers. This is the lesson from the EPA sponsored research on the effects of air pollution on the elderly and children by Drs Mary Evans and Christine Poulos with Center Director Kerry Smith. Learn more > 
De-Mystifying Quasi-ExperimentsAcademic "shoe leather" and clever research designs can recover subtle effects of policy—intended or not. Recovering measures of people's economic tradeoffs can require more. Professors Nicolai Kuminoff and Jaren Pope's research explains the difference and why it is important to the revolution sweeping through the literature on policy evaluation. Learn more > |
EVENTSPlease check back soon for upcoming events. Gernot Wagner, an economist at the Environmental Defense Fund and author of "But Will the Planet Notice? How Smart Economics Can Save the World," visited ASU on March 14. MEDIA & ARTICLES"Bonding Out: Making Companies Pay Up Front for Potential Environmental Disasters"
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