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RAND energy and environmental analyses help contextualize the effects of existing and proposed energy policies on the environment. Building on a long history of policy research, RAND helps balance the need for environmental protections and economic development.

Research conducted by: Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment; Improving Decisions in a Complex and Changing World; RAND Law, Business, and Regulation; RAND Europe

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Shmuel Abramzon

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Hebrew University; B.A. in economics and philosophy, Hebrew University

Sarah Al-Dorani

Research Officer
B.S. in international political economy, Georgetown University

Omar Al-Shahery

Research Project Associate
M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; M.Sc. in software engineering and information technology, National Center for Information Technology, Institute of Graduate Studies, Baghdad; B.S. in solid state and nuclear physics, Al-Nahrain University for Engineering and Science Technology

Duncan Amos

Research Assistant
B.S. in economics, Duke University; B.A. in political science, Duke University

James T. Bartis

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in chemical physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sc.B. in chemistry, Brown University

Claude Berrebi

Economist
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, Princeton University; M.B.A. in finance, M.A. and B.A. in economics, Hebrew University

Sandra H. Berry

Senior Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A. in sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

Peter Burge

Associate Director, Choice Modelling and Valuation, RAND Europe; Associate Director, Innovation and Technology Policy, RAND Europe
M.Sc. in transport, Centre for Transport Studies, University of London; M.Eng. in civil engineering, Imperial College, University of London

Nicholas Burger

Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Santa Barbara; B.A. in economics and philosophy, University of Southern California

Gary Cecchine

Natural Scientist
Ph.D. in biology and public policy, Georgia Institute of Technology; B.S. in marine science and biology, University of Tampa

Ramya Chari

Policy Researcher, Assoc
PhD in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins University; MPH, Johns Hopkins University

Avantika Chilkoti

Research Assistant
B.A. in land economy, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge

Noreen Clancy

Environmental Scientist; Project Associate
M.S. in environmental science and policy, The Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in criminology and law, University of Florida

Keith Crane

Director, RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, Indiana University; B.A. in international studies, University of Minnesota

Aimee E. Curtright

Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in physical chemistry, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in chemistry, University of Miami

Lloyd Dixon

Senior Economist
Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in political science, B.S. in general engineering, Stanford University

Shira Efron

Assistant Policy Analyst
B.S. in biology, Tel Aviv University; M.A in international affairs, New York University

Cha-Chi Fan

Project Associate
M.S. in statistics, University of Illinois; M.S. in environmental science & policy, Southern Illinois University; B.S. in entomology, National Taiwan Univ

John F. Fei

Adjunct Researcher
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in East Asian studies, Harvard University; B.A. in chemistry, Williams College

Chaoling Feng

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Master in management science, Tsinghua University; Master in environmental management, Paris Institute of Technology

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