Public profile
Research areas
Climate and Energy Economics and Policy; Sustainability and Conservation; Global Health and the Environment
Economics
George & Cynthia Mitchell Professor in Sustainable Development |
Rice Scholar in Energy Studies, Baker Institute
Director of Graduate Studies
Average rating
3.5
4 temporary mock ratings
Difficulty
3.5
course-linked average
Courses
2
in seeded sections
Climate and Energy Economics and Policy; Sustainability and Conservation; Global Health and the Environment
ECON 700
In each semester in which students perform departmental service, they need to register in the departmental service course Econ 700. Students must meet their faculty supervisors as early as possible before the semester starts and regularly during the semester to ensure there is a mutual understanding of the job responsibilities. Repeatable for Credit.
ECON 800
Assists students in the dissertation writing process. Students must write an independent and original piece of quantitative research that is of sufficient quality to merit publication in an academic economics journal. Towards this objective, faculty mentor evaluate and critique the research of PhD students who are either preparing research before formally selecting a dissertation topic or actively engaged in dissertation research. Repeatable for Credit.