A5078199331- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Management and Policy
- Auction Theory and Applications
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Market Dynamics and Volatility
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Global Health Care Issues
Fordham University
2013-2024
New York University
2019
University of California, Santa Barbara
2006-2016
Stanford University
2009-2016
National Bureau of Economic Research
2009
Palo Alto Institute
2009
Background As the global human population grows and its consumption patterns change, additional land will be needed for living space agricultural production. A critical question facing society is how to meet growing demands space, food, fuel, other materials while sustaining ecosystem services biodiversity [1]. Methodology/Principal Findings We spatially allocate two scenarios of 2000 2015 areal change in urban cropland at grid cell-level measure impact this on provision biodiversity. The...
Recent climate talks in Copenhagen reaffirmed the crucial role of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Creating strengthening indigenous lands other protected areas represents an effective, practical, immediate REDD strategy that addresses both biodiversity crises at once.
Abstract Ecosystems generate a wide range of benefits for humans, including some market goods as well other that are not directly reflected in activity 1 . Climate change will alter the distribution ecosystems around world and flow these 2,3 However, specific implications ecosystem changes human welfare remain unclear, they depend on nature changes, value affected extent to which communities rely natural systems their well-being 4 Here we estimate country-level economic production non-market...
This paper identifies factors that explain the large variability in price of voluntary carbon offsets. We estimate hedonic functions using a variety provider- and project-level characteristics as explanatory variables. find providers located Europe sell offsets at prices are approximately 30% higher than either North America or Australasia. Contrary to what one might expect, offset generally higher, by roughly 20%, when projects developing least-developed nations. But this result does not...
Several observational studies from locations around the globe have documented a positive correlation between air pollution and severity of COVID-19 disease. Observational cannot identify causal link quality outcomes, these face three key identification challenges: 1) is not randomly distributed across geographies; 2) air-quality monitoring networks are sparse spatially; 3) defensive behaviors to mediate exposure equally available all, leading large measurement error bias when using...
Abstract Procuring agencies in conservation auctions typically have more information about the ecosystem service (ES) quality of actions than landowners and can affect auction outcomes by controlling participants’ access to this information. Our induced‐value laboratory experiment explores impact sellers’ ES‐quality on efficiency when action choice is endogenous offer formation. We find that providing allows sellers identify submit higher‐quality actions, an effect counteracts previously...
Effectively supporting seasonal migratory species requires spatial and temporal coordination of mechanisms to induce conservation, often across many public private actors. We develop a framework evaluate the efficacy such based on two salient ecological characteristics species: route plasticity resilience. describe how combinations these heighten relevance four challenges facing spatial–temporal support: free riding, holdouts, transaction costs, transnational coordination. After detailing...
Abstract Existing research emphasizes the sensitivity of conservation auction performance and bidder behavior to design choices, as these auctions are not incentive compatible, meaning rent seeking must be controlled. Procuring agencies decide how provide bidders with information about environmental quality different practices manage trade‐off between an increased probability selecting optimal practice rent‐seeking associated this information. We use induced‐value laboratory experiment...
We survey the growing literature on fat-tailed distributions in environmental economics. then examine theoretical and statistical properties of such distributions, focusing especially when these are likely to arise problems. find that a number variables fat tailed economics, including climate sensitivity, natural disaster impacts, spread infectious diseases, stated willingness pay. argue different from common pathways. Finally, we review policy implications controversies over their...
The cost-effectiveness of auction mechanisms is challenged when complementarities exist between bids. Such frequently in the context conservation, and they can be magnified conservation targeted particular locations on landscape (e.g., migratory corridors or storm-peak mitigation). We use a laboratory experiment to test several hypotheses about how access benefit information bidder communication (which facilitate both coordination rent-seeking), affect behavior performance spatial...
Modern pollution - attributable to industrialization and urbanization is responsible for nearly 6 million deaths per year, more than all the from HIV, malaria, tuberculosis combined; yet it receives comparatively little attention in international development agenda [1].This study attempts highlight funding disparity between select key threats global health by quantifying levels of official aid (ODA) allocated reducing pollution's negative impact on human using a new metric dollars spent...