Daniel Phaneuf estimated a GDP-equivalent measure of U.S. surface water pollution from urban and agricultural sources that helps prioritize mitigation efforts.
Environmental and Resource Economics
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.
Streamlining energy regulations on Native American reservations could help alleviate poverty
Nick Parker and Sarah Johnston estimated the economic potential of wind and solar energy projects on reservation lands and discussed regulatory barriers for development.
Do last name initials affect college major choices?
Guanming Shi examined if and how seemingly small experiences during our K-12 education shape the decisions we make at the transition from high school to college.
Do border carbon adjustments help reduce global emissions?
The EU is proposing carbon tariffs for certain imported goods. But Thomas Rutherford questions their ability to become a cost-effective tool for reducing global emissions.