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Matthew Kotchen, Assistant Professor – EconomicsMatthew Kotchen joined the Bren School in 2005 and holds an affiliated appointment in the Department of Economics at UCSB. His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of public and environmental economics. Much of his work focuses on voluntary approaches to environmental protection. Recent projects have investigated the effect of “green” markets on the provision of environmental public goods, participation in green-electricity programs, and voter referenda for open-space conservation. Ongoing research relates to the incentives for corporate social responsibility, volunteerism in National Parks, and the effect of daylight saving time on energy consumption. Kotchen held a previous appointment in the Department of Economics at Williams College, and he is currently a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, Mass. |
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Contact Information: Office: Bren Hall 4420 Phone: 805-893-8668 Email: kotchen@bren.ucsb.edu
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