Date
Dec. 31, 1998
Authors
Joseph E. Aldy
Publication
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University Fellow
Joe Aldy is a university fellow at RFF and professor of the practice of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. His research focuses on climate change policy, energy policy, and mortality risk evaluation.
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