Economics Department Faculty
David Gerard
Associate Professor of Economics
Education: Grinnell College, B.A.; University of Illinois M.S., Ph.D.
Research Interests:The New Institutional Economics, Regulation & Public Policy, Environmental and Resource Economics
Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Theory of the Firm, Political Economy of Regulation
Select Publications and Working Papers:
“The Political Economy of Setting Risk Regulations: An Empirical Study of U.S. Transportation Fuels,” With David E. Stikkers and Paul S. Fischbeck.
“Environmental Bonds and the Problem of Long-Term Carbon Sequestration,” 90(2):1097-1105. Journal of Environmental Management. (2009). With Elizabeth J. Wilson.
“An Interactive Tool to Compare and Communicate Traffic Safety Risks: Traffic STATS,” The Journal of the Transportation Research Forum. 46(3):87-102. (2007) With Paul S. Fischbeck, Barbara Gengler, and Randy S. Weinberg.
“Implementing Technology-Forcing Policies: The 1970 Clean Air Act and the Introduction of Advanced Emissions Controls.” Technology Forecasting and Social Change. (2005) 72:761-778. With Lester Lave.
“The Economics of CAFE Reconsidered: A Response to CAFE Critics and A Case for Fuel Economy Standards,” Regulatory Analysis 03-10. AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies. (2003). With Lester Lave.
“Transaction Costs and the Value of Mining Claims.” Land Economics (2001). 77(3): 371-384.
“The Law and Economics of Reclamation Bonds.” Resources Policy. (2000). 26(4): 189-197.
Phone:
920-993-6035
Email:
david.gerard@lawrence.edu
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Department of Economics
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI 54911-5626
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