The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents

Dr. Jim Murphy
Rasmuson Chair of Economics at University of Alaska Anchorage

"Natural Resource Management in the Developing World"

Friday, 31th October 2008 – Hilton Hotel
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. - Program begins at 12:00 p.m.
For Reservations
RSVP by Wednesday, 29th October to the Alaska World Affairs Council
by telephone 276-8038 or by email to AlaskaWorldAffairs.org .
Lunch Program $20 for Members - $25 for Non-Members - $6 for Coffee Only
 

Dr. James Murphy succeeds Nobel laureate Vernon Smith as the second Rasmuson Chair of Economics at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Murphy’s research focuses on the use of experimental methods to address environmental policy and natural resource management issues. His recent research includes:
 

	A multi-year project conducting field experiments in Colombia to understand how rural communities manage small-scale natural resources
	An NSF-funded project to study subsistence harvests in Alaska and Far East Russia,
	A project funded by the USEPA to investigate issues related to enforcement of and compliance with environmental regulations
	Design of water markets in California
	A series of studies to investigate biases in non-market valuation techniques