2016 Marburg Lecture - Dr. Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago
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| Dr. Michael Greenstone |
The lecture series is named in honor of the late Theodore F.
Marburg, a long-time member of the economics department. The goal of the
Marburg Memorial Lecture is to provide a forum for the discussion of moral,
philosophical and social dimensions of economic issues, as well as continue
Professor Marburg’s commitment to the economic aspects of peace and justice.
The Marburg Lecture is made possible by the generosity of the Marburg family
and through the support of the Center for Global and Economic Studies.
The Global Energy Challenge
November 10, 2016
3:30 p.m., Weasler Auditorium
Free event, open to the public
Register now (required to attend)
Register now (required to attend)
Dr. Greenstone will discuss the global energy challenge that
requires balancing the need for inexpensive and reliable energy, while limiting
environmental and health damages and guarding against disruptive climate
change.
Michael Greenstone is the Milton Friedman Professor inEconomics, the College, and the Harris School, as well as the Director of theinterdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and theEnergy & Environment Lab at the University of Chicago Urban Labs. He
previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of
Economic Advisers, and currently serves on the Secretary of Energy's Advisory
Board. Greenstone also directed the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project,
which studies policies to promote economic growth, and has since joined its
Advisory Council. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences and editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Before coming to Chicago,
Greenstone was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT.
Greenstone’s research estimates the costs and benefits of
environmental quality and society’s energy choices. He has worked extensively
on the Clean Air Act and examined its impacts on air quality, manufacturing
activity, housing prices, and human health to assess its benefits and costs. He
is currently engaged in large-scale projects to estimate the economic costs of
climate change and to identify efficient approaches to mitigating these costs.
His research is increasingly focused on developing countries.
This work includes an influential paper that demonstrated that high levels of
particulates air pollution from coal combustion are causing the 500 million
residents of Northern China to lose more than 2.5 billion years of life
expectancy. He is also engaged in projects with the Government of India and
four Indian state governments that use randomized control trials to test
innovative ways to improve the functioning of environmental regulations and
increase energy access.
Dr. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton
University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.
