Most of my research focuses on the theory and experimental evaluation of environmental and natural resource management. I am primarily interested in two areas: 1) compliance behavior and enforcement of environmental and natural resource policies, and 2) the local governance of communal natural resources in the developing world. This latter work is through a collaborative partnership with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Controlling Urban Air Pollution Caused by Households: Uncertainty, Prices, and Income (with Carlos Chávez and Walter Gómez), Economics Department Working Paper Series (2011)
We examine the control of air pollution caused by households burning wood for heating and...
Who Should Bear the Administrative Costs of an Emissions Tax? (with Carlos A. Chavez), Economics Department Working Paper Series (2011)
All environmental policies involve administrative costs, the costs of implementing and managing policies that extend...
The Endogenous Formation of Coalitions to Provide Public Goods: Theory and Experimental Evidence (with David M. McEvoy and Todd L. Cherry), Economics Department Working Paper Series (2011)
This paper examines the endogenous formation of coalitions that provide public goods in which players...
Comparing the Effectiveness of Regulation and Pro-Social Emotions to Enhance Cooperation: Experimental Evidence from Fishing Communities in Colombia (with Maria Claudia Lopez, James J. Murphy, and John M. Spraggon), Economics Department Working Paper Series (2010)
This paper presents the results from a series of framed field experiments conducted in fishing...
An Experimental Analysis of Compliance in Dynamic Emissions Markets (with James J. Murphy and John M. Spraggon), Economics Department Working Paper Series (2010)
Two important design elements for emission trading programs are whether and to what extent firms...