Charles Kolstad, Professor – Environmental Economics
PhD, Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University; MA, Mathematics, University of Rochester; BS, Mathematics, Bates College
Charles Kolstad is an internationally known economist who once served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana and has taught at universities in the U.S, Russia, and Belgium. He is interested in the role information plays in environmental decision-making and regulation, and does much of his applied work in the area of climate change and energy markets. He was a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize), was a member of the National Academy of Sciences committee charged with evaluating the U.S. Climate Change Research Program, and is an advisor to the California Air Resources Board. He is a former president of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, and editor of the journal Review of Environmental Economics & Policy. His more than 100 publications include the undergraduate text Environmental Economics. He is currently chair of the UCSB Department of Economics and co-director of the newly established UC Center for Energy & Environmental Economics, a joint undertaking of UC Berkeley and UCSB. He is a University Fellow at Resources for the Future and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Contact Information:
Office: Bren Hall 3416
Phone: 805-893-2108
Fax: 805-893-7612
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Bren Courses Taught |
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Number |
Title |
ESM 204 |
Economics of Environmental Management |
ESM 595P |
Seminar: Regulatory Analysis |