Green Economist Directory - Details
Name |
Kristen
Sheeran , PhD
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Address |
721 NW Ninth Avenue Suite 200
Portland OR 97202 |
| Institution | Ecotrust |
| Title | Executive Director - Economics for Equity and the Environment Network |
| Biography
Kristen Sheeran is the director of Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3), a nationwide network of economists developing new arguments for environmental protection with a social justice focus. Her research is focused on the tension between equity and efficiency in public goods provision, the political economy of environmental policy, and climate change mitigation. She is author of Saving Kyoto (New Holland, 2009) with Graciela Chichilnisky. In addition to her popular writing about economics and the environment and publications for the E3 Network, she as published scholarly articles in Environmental and Resource Economics, Ecological Economics, Climatic Change, Journal of Economic Issues, Eastern Economic Journal, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, and Berkeley La Raza Law Journal. Prior to her role with Economics for Equity and the Environment Network, she was an associate professor of economics at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in economics and political science from Drew University, and received her Ph.D. in economics from American University. |
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| Publications | |
| Kristen Sheeran (2006) Who Should Abate Carbon Emissions? A Note Environmental and Resource Economics Vol 35 Iss 2 | |
| Kristen Sheeran (2006 ) Side Payments Vs. Exemptions: The Implications for Equitable and Efficient Climate Control Eastern Economic Journal Vol 32 Iss 2 | |
| Kristen Sheeran (2006 ) Forest Conservation in the Philippines: A Cost Effective Approach to Mitigating Climate Change? Ecological Economics Vol 58 Iss 2 | |
| Frank Ackerman, Stephen DeCanio, Richard Howarth, Kristen Sheeran (2009) The Limitations of Integrated Assessment Models of Climate Change Climatic Change | |
| Kristen Sheeran and Robin Hahnel (2009) Misinterpreting the Coase Theorem Journal of Economic Issues | |