Maria Damon

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies; Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Ph.D. 2007 (Economics), University of California, San Diego; A.B. 1999 (Economics), Cornell University.

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Personal Homepage:  http://wagner.nyu.edu/damon

Areas of Research/Interest: My research focuses on environmental policy design, and how understanding ways that people make decisions can lead to more effective policies. I also study relationships between health and natural resource management in developing countries, and ways that natural resources can be better managed in the face of disease epidemics.

External Affiliations: Member, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Member, American Economics Association

Fellowships/Honors: Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation, Dissertation Fellowship; Public Policy Institute of California, Dissertation Fellowship; Resources for the Future, Joseph L. Fisher Dissertation Award; National Science Foundation IGERT Graduate Fellowship, 2003-2006.