Final keynote address challenges USSEE to escape the ivory tower
Dr. Kristen Sheeran, director of Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3), helped to close out the 2011 conference with a keynote address entitled “Beyond the Ivory Tower: the Need for Constructive Engagement by Ecological Economists in Public Discourse”. E3 is a nationwide network of economists developing new arguments for environmental protection with a social justice focus. Her research is focused on the tension between equity and efficiency in public goods provision, the political economy of environmental policy, and climate change mitigation. She is author of Saving Kyoto (New Holland, 2009) with Graciela Chichilnisky, which was named Outstanding Academic Title of 2010 by the American Library Association. In addition to her popular writing about economics and the environment and publications for the E3 Network, she has published scholarly articles in Environmental and Resource Economics, Ecological Economics, Climatic Change, and Journal of Economic Issues. Prior to her role with E3 Network, she was an associate professor of economics at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in economics and political science from Drew University, and received her PhD in economics from American University.