#  Seminars: Environmental Economics and Policy 

 



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SortAPI-905Y/Econ 3116 Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy**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](https://heep.hks.harvard.edu/seminar-schedules)

For further information, please contact the course assistant, [Meredith Landry](mailto:meredith_landry@hks.harvard.edu) (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)](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/155233)





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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”