Corbett Grainger analyzed the impact of power shortages on India’s small-business sector, a major driver of the country’s economic growth and sustainable development.
Research
Linking hydrology and economics to assess the social cost of water pollution
Daniel Phaneuf estimated a GDP-equivalent measure of U.S. surface water pollution from urban and agricultural sources that helps prioritize mitigation efforts.
Estimating the cost of exposure to livestock manure with housing market data
Christopher Timmins assessed the impact of eastern North Carolina’s high concentration of hog and poultry farms on home sales prices.
Modern slavery contaminates global supply chains for Brazilian beef and leather
Graduate student Tara Mittelberg and colleagues found that a policy for reducing forced labor in Brazil’s cattle industry needs better enforcement to be effective.
The enduring economic consequences of childhood lead exposure
Dustin Frye and Gisella Kagy analyzed several waves of U.S. census data to estimate how childhood exposure to waterborne lead affected adult employment status and wages.
The value of water quality regulation in small-town America
Rhiannon Jerch studied how federal requirements to reduce surface water pollution affected city budgets, water quality and population growth.
The economic value of monitoring nitrate in public drinking water
Jeff Hadachek examined if drinking bottled water to avoid unsafe tap water had measurable public health benefits.
Economic analysis could help reduce hurricane-caused power outages
Sheldon Du used the example of Hurricane Harvey to suggest targeted strategies for improving the resilience of the Texas power grid.
How do female political leaders affect villages and household dynamics in rural India?
Priya Mukherjee examined the impact of more women in India’s state and national parliaments on families living in the country’s rural areas.
Filling data gaps for a deeper understanding of the U.S. food system’s natural resource use
Jing Yi helped build a national database of monthly production statistics for fresh produce in all U.S. counties.