Emily Joiner
Senior Research Analyst
Emily Joiner is a senior research analyst at RFF. She works on a suite of topics including carbon dioxide removal, agricultural emissions reduction, and wildfire risk impacts and mitigation. She obtained dual BS degrees in sustainability and economics from Arizona State University and an MS degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Arizona (UA). Prior to joining RFF, she held internships with UA’s Water Resources Research Center, the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, and the City of Gilbert’s Water Department. Joiner’s research interests include nonmarket valuation methods, benefit-cost analysis and its regulatory implications, and water economics in the US West.
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Issue Brief — Nov 9, 2023
Reducing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions through “Climate-Smart” Markets, Technical Innovation, and Emissions Credit Trading
This issue brief, the last in a series on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions policy, examines "climate-smart" markets, public support for research and development, and emissions credit trading.
Issue Brief — Sep 26, 2023
How USDA Conservation Programs Mitigate Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This issue brief, part of a series on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions policy, provides an overview of conservation programs in Title II of the Farm Bill.
Issue Brief — Sep 26, 2023
Measurement Gaps in Mitigating US Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This issue brief, part of a series on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions policy, reviews how emissions estimates are calculated and how they might be improved.
Common Resources — Sep 21, 2023
Rethinking the Value of a Statistical Life
The value of statistical life is a number that informs analyses of the benefits and costs of regulations. But the number that the US Environmental Protection Agency currently uses needs attention: it hasn’t been updated since 1997.
Issue Brief — Nov 9, 2023
Reducing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions through “Climate-Smart” Markets, Technical Innovation, and Emissions Credit Trading
This issue brief, the last in a series on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions policy, examines "climate-smart" markets, public support for research and development, and emissions credit trading.
Issue Brief — Sep 26, 2023
How USDA Conservation Programs Mitigate Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This issue brief, part of a series on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions policy, provides an overview of conservation programs in Title II of the Farm Bill.
Issue Brief — Sep 26, 2023
Measurement Gaps in Mitigating US Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This issue brief, part of a series on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions policy, reviews how emissions estimates are calculated and how they might be improved.
Explainer — Sep 8, 2023
Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions 101
This explainer provides an overview of agriculture's contributions to US greenhouse gas emissions, detailing major emissions sources and technology options for emissions mitigation.
Common Resources — Sep 21, 2023
Rethinking the Value of a Statistical Life
The value of statistical life is a number that informs analyses of the benefits and costs of regulations. But the number that the US Environmental Protection Agency currently uses needs attention: it hasn’t been updated since 1997.
Common Resources — Jun 1, 2023
Disclosing Wildfire Risks in Home Sales
New research finds that disclosing wildfire risks to potential homebuyers in California reduces sale prices.
In Focus — Apr 20, 2023
In Focus: Causes for Climate Optimism
This video shares reasons for optimism about the future of climate research and policy, with RFF’s research analysts.
Resources Radio — May 24, 2022
70 Years of RFF: Looking Ahead with Young Economists at Resources for the Future
Young research analysts at Resources for the Future look ahead to speculate about the future of environmental economics—and their role in that future.
