Seminars: Environmental Economics and Policy
| API-905Y/Econ 3116 Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy |
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| Term: Spring 2026 |
| Harvard Location: Land Hall, Belfer 400 (HKS campus) MIT Location: Building E51 (Tang Cener), 70 Memorial Drive, Room 376 |
| Meeting Time: Wednesday 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM |
Description: Selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes invited outside speakers. Offered jointly with the Kennedy School as API-905Y. |
List Serve/Announcements: Seminar Schedules | Harvard Environmental Economics Program For further information, please contact the course assistant, Meredith Landry (617-496-8054), or visit the seminar website. |
Please refer to the following Canvas course site: API 905Y: Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Fall 2025) |
DATE | SPEAKER | LOCATION | TITLE |
02/05/2026 | Guglielmo Zappalà (Harvard University) | Harvard | “A Hedonic Social Cost of Carbon: Evidence from US Migration” |
02/12/2026 | Jacob Moscona (MIT) | MIT | "Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Expansion of the Global Agricultural Frontier" |
02/19/2026 | Eric Zou (University of Michigan) | Harvard | “Trade, Trees, and Lives” |
02/26/2026 | Esther Duflo (MIT) | MIT | "Just Economics: A better deal for people and planet" |
03/05/2026 | Daniel Xu (Duke University) | Harvard | “Regulation Meets Public Infrastructure: Evidence from Environmental Water Policy in China” |
03/12/2026 | Jan De Loecker (KU Leuven) | MIT | “Two Wrongs Can Sometimes Make a Right: The Environmental Benefits of Market Power in Oil” |
04/02/2026 | Neil Mehotra (Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota) | Harvard | “Carbon Taxes and Subsidies with Electrification” |
04/09/2026 | Eyal Frank (University of Chicago) | MIT | |
04/16/2026 | Joe Shapiro (University of California, Berkeley) | Harvard | "Paving the Swamp: Consequences of land Use Regulation Under the Clean Water Act” |
04/23/2026 | Heitor Pellegrina (University of Notre Dame) | MIT | "Farm Size Distribution, Weather Shocks, and Agricultural Productivity” |