Date
Sept. 1, 2017
Authors
Lawrence Goulder, Richard D. Morgenstern, Clayton Munnings, and Jeremy Schreifels
Publication
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Lawrence Goulder
Richard D. Morgenstern
Senior Fellow
Richard Morgenstern is a senior fellow at RFF. His research focuses on the economic analysis of environmental issues with an emphasis on the costs, benefits, evaluation, and design of environmental policies.
Clayton Munnings
Jeremy Schreifels
Visiting Fellow
Jeremy Schreifels is a visiting fellow at RFF. His research focuses on China’s climate, energy, and environmental challenges and the policies and institutions intended to address those challenges.
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