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 | | Molly K. Macauley | | Research Director and Senior Fellow | |
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Profile |
Molly Macauley's research interests include space economics and policy, the economics of new technologies, recycling and solid waste management, climate policy, and the use of economic incentives in environmental regulation. She also serves as an RFF research director.
Macauley has served on numerous special committees of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She also serves as president of the board of advisers for the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. Macauley has testified extensively before Congress and is the author of more than 80 articles, reports, and books.
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| Featured Publications | | Forest Measurement and Monitoring: Technical Capacity and “How Good Is Good Enough?” | | Molly K. Macauley, Daniel Morris, Roger A. Sedjo, Kate Farley, Brent L. Sohngen | | RFF Report | December 2009 | | | | Public-Private Co-Production of Risk: Government Indemnification of the Commercial Space Launch Industry | | Tim Brennan, Carolyn Kousky, and Molly Macauley | | Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy | Forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 09-38 | | | | From Science to Applications: Determinants of Diffusion in the Use of Earth Observations | | Molly K. Macauley, Joe Maher, Jhih-Shyang Shih | | Journal of Terrestrial Observations | Forthcoming | | | | Climate Policy: Carbon Offsets and Earth Observations, Economics, and Measurement | | Molly Macauley | | Climate Change, Global Change | NASA | Washington, DC | November 23, 2009 | | | | More Than a Wing and a Prayer: Government Indemnification of the Commercial Space Launch Industry | | Timothy J. Brennan, Carolyn Kousky, Molly K. Macauley | | RFF Discussion Paper 09-38 | September 2009 | | Related journal article | | | | Economics and Earth Observations: Issues in Measuring Global Forests | | Molly K. Macauley | | California as Seen From Space | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | September 14, 2009 | | | | Towards a World Forest Virtual Observatory | | Molly K. Macauley | | Environmental Decision Making | Cal Tech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory | UCSB | July 8, 2009 | | | | Earth Observations in Social Science Research for Management of Natural Resources and the Environment: Identifying the Landsat Contribution | | Molly K. Macauley | | Journal of Terrestrial Observation | Spring 2009 | Vol. 1, No. 2 | pp. 31-53 | Related Discussion Paper 09-01 | | | | The Policy Relevance of Science | | Molly K Macauley and Daniel F. Morris | | Space News | Vol. 12, No. 2 | p. 19 | | | | Ecosystem Services: Towards A New Research Agenda (Invited Plenary Presentation) | | Molly K. Macauley | | ACES Conference | USGS, USDoI, USEPA, USFWS, NSF, NPS, NOAA, USDA | Naples, Florida | December 11, 2008 | | | | Insurance and Climate Change: Managing Extremes | | Molly K. Macauley | | Insurance and Climate Change | The Wharton School (Risk Management and Decision Processes Center) and the University of Maryland | College Park, MD | October 30, 2008 | | | | Visualizing and Using Earth Observations Data (Presentation) | | Molly K. Macauley | | The First 50 Years of Space and Earth Science: A National Academy of Sciences Town Hall | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | June 26, 2008 | | | | United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop | | Molly Macauley and Joseph Alexander | | National Academy of Sciences | 03/31/08 | | | | Uses and Limitations of Observations, Data, Forecasts, and Other Projections in Decision Support for Selected Sectors and Regions: US Climate Change Science Program, Synthesis and Assessment Report Product 5.1 | | Molly Macauley and Fred Vukovich, Technical Editors, with Greg Glass, Holly Hartmann, Daewon Byun, and David Renne | | NASA, OMB, OSTP | 03/31/08 | | | | The Supply of Space Infrastructure: Issues in the Theory and Practice of Estimating Costs | | Molly K. Macauley | | Space Policy | May 2008 | Vol. 24, No. 2 | | | | Environmentally Sustainable Human Space Activities: Can Challenges of Planetary Protection be Reconciled? | | Molly K. Macauley | | Astropolitics | November 2007 | Vol. 5 Issue 3 | | | | Ascribing Societal Benefit to Applied Remote Sensing Products: An Examination of Methodologies Based on the Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Experience | | Molly K. Macauley and David J. Diner | | Journal of Applied Remote Sensing | September 2007 | Vol. 1 | Related Discussion Paper 06-09 | | | | Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond | | Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future, National Research Council | | Note: As a member of the authoring committee, Macauley contributed written material for several sections of this report. | July 2007 | | | | Satellite Solar Power: Renewed Interest in an Era of Climate Change? | | Molly K. Macauley and Jhih-Shyang Shih | | Space Policy | May 2007 | Vol. 23, No. 2 | pp. 108-120 | | | | The Value of Information: Measuring the Contribution of Space-Derived Earth Science Data to Resource Management | | Molly K. Macauley | | Space Policy | Winter 2006 | Vol 22, No. 4 | pp. 274-282 | Related Discussion Paper 05-26 | | | | View All Related Publications |
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| NEWS | | The 'X' Factor | | Sunday, February 01, 2009 | | Discover | | The Policy Relevance of Science | | Monday, January 12, 2009 | | Space News | | NASA Study Finds Federal Agencies Underuse Earth Science Data Tools | | Monday, September 15, 2008 | | Aviation Week | | View All Related News |
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