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- E-Mail:
- Frank.Ackerman@tufts.edu
- Website:
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- Interests:
- Climate Change, Waste
- Discipline(s)
- Economics, Environmental Studies
- Role(s):
- Researcher
Current Institutional Affiliation(s)
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Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE)
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA, United States
Biography
Frank Ackerman's current research interests include the economics of climate change, energy, materials and waste, and the relationship between trade and the environment. He has been a co-founder and editor of Dollars & Sense magazine, and has studied the economics of energy and environmental policy at Tellus Institute in Boston. He is a member of the Center for Progressive Regulation. He is the co-author of Priceless: On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing, the author of Why Do We Recycle? Markets, Values, and Public Policy, and co-editor of several books in GDAE's Frontier Issues in Economic Thought book series, including The Changing Nature of Work and The Political Economy of Inequality. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
Publications and Resources
Books
- Frank Ackerman. Priceless: On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing. The New Press, 2005
- Frank Ackerman, Clifford Rechtschaffen. A New Progressive Agenda for Public Health and the Environment. Carolina Academic Press, 2005
Working Papers
- Rachel Massey, Frank Ackerman. Costs of Preventable Childhood Illness: The Price We Pay for Pollution. 2003.
Reports
- Frank Ackerman. Implications of REACH for the Developing Countries. 2006.
- Rachel Massey, Frank Ackerman. French Industry and Sustainable Chemistry: The Benefits of Clean Development. 2005.
- Rachel Massey, Frank Ackerman. The True Costs of REACH. 2004.
- Frank Ackerman, Rachel Massey. The Economics of Phasing Out PVC. 2003.
- Frank Ackerman, Rachel Massey. Applying Cost-Benefit Analysis to Past Decisions: Was Protecting the Environment Ever a Good Idea?.