The Economics of Climate Change
Anchorage: January 30
Fairbanks: February 12
Climate change is the greatest market failure to date. Climate change presents interesting issues for economists because of the uncertainties, time scale and international scope of the issue. This presentation will review the latest research concerning the economic costs and benefits of climate change, market failures and policy options.
Britteny Cioni is currently the Term Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska Southeast. She holds a Master of Science in Natural Resource Economics from the University of Arkansas—Fayetteville and is a Ph.D. candidate at Colorado State University, with specializations in Environmental Economics, Gender Economics and Economic Development. Cioni’s current dissertation research is in the area of gender differences in entrepreneurship.
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