About Me & My Research Interests
I am currently a student in the Ph.D. program in Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Previously, I obtained my B.A. in History and Economics from the University of Ottawa (2002) and my M.Sc. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Alberta (2006).
My research interests include the economics of climate change, environmental valuation, natural resource management and linking public policy and patterns of resource use to development. I also have research experience in the areas of econometrics and experimental economics.
Current Research & Working Papers
While my research at Columbia is still emerging (from beneath a huge pile of coursework!!); I have several working papers ongoing from my time at U. Alberta:
**Please note: Papers/results in this section should be considered work in progress and are not for citation (comments, of course, are welcome!!)**
Assessing the Implications of a Carbon Market for Boreal Forest Management. [with Vic Adamowicz & Stewart Elgie]. This work is building off the findings of my M.Sc. Thesis. [download thesis: pdf]
Implications of Carbon Modelling Practices when Assessing Management Incentives in Canada's Boreal Forest. Presented at CAES 2007. [presenatation: pdf]
An Option Value Framework to Assess Land Use Change: A Case Study of Afforestation in Alberta, Canada. [with Denys Yemshanov, Marty Luckert, Dan McKenney & Jim Unterschultz]. Presented at CAES 2008. [presentation: pdf]
The Effects of Trade Liberalization on the Environment: An Empirical Study. [with Vic Adamowicz]. Presented at IAAE 2006 and CAES 2005. [manuscript: pdf]
Publications
McCarney, G.R., G.W. Armstrong & W.L. Adamowicz. 2008. Joint Production of Timber, Carbon and Wildlife Habitat in the Canadian Boreal Plains. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38(6): 1478-1492. [paper: pdf]
Teaching Materials
The syllabus and problem sets from my undergraduate course in Natural Resource Economics (taught spring 2007 & spring 2008 semesters for the Dept. of Rural Economy, University of Alberta) can be found here:
» Syllabus: [download: pdf]
» Problem Sets:
[Problem Set #1]
[Problem Set #2]
[Problem Set #3]
[Problem Set #4]
[Problem Set #3] [Problem Set #4]
Outside Links & Resources
» The Ph.D. Program in Sustainable Development at Columbia University:
» Find program information from the official SIPA webpage [here];
» Additional information from the GSAS program page [here];
» Get the real story from the SD student's own website [here].
» Additional information from the GSAS program page [here];
» Get the real story from the SD student's own website [here].
