Focused on the importance of everyday economics in conservation, the panel discussed how market mechanisms can be used to protect the land and waters of the planet. The panelist considered how economists assign a value to environmental resources and how habitat conservation is a wise investment for the future.
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The Speakers
V. Kerry Smith
W.P. Carey Professor of Economics, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Dr. Smith, a recognized researcher in environmental economics, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of both the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics and the American Agricultural Economics Association. His research interests include agriculture and natural resource economics.
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Gretchen Daily, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Sciences, Stanford University; Director, Center for Conservation Biology; Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment; Chair, The National Capital Project; Member, Board of Directors, The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Daily is working to develop a scientific basis for making conservation profitable. In 2002, she co-authored the book The New Economy of Nature, which examines the economic value of natural systems, and how protecting those systems might reap profits.
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David Brookshire
Professor of Economics, University of New Mexico
Dr. Brookshire conducts research related to public policy in natural resource, natural hazard and environmental economics. He has served on numerous boards and panels, including the Board of Directors of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
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