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Sabina L. Shaikh, Ph.D.

Public Policy Studies
Program on Global Environment

University of Chicago
5828 S University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 834-4405
sabina@uchicago.edu

News

Economic Valuation of Ecosystems Conference, May 28-29, 2009

Calumet Quarter Field Study, Spring 2009. Program on Global Environment

Recent and Upcoming Talks

"Ecology and Economics: Progress and Optimism for the Future” presented at the Economic Valuation of Ecosystems Conference, Program on Global Environment, University of Chicago, May 29, 2009.

“The Case for Markets” to be presented at the Understanding the Global Economy: Bringing the World Market into your Classroom, Center for International Studies, University of Chicago, June 22, 2009.

“Introduction to Ecosystem Services” to be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System, Peoria, IL October 20-22, 2009.

See my CV here.

Courses

Enviromental Studies 265: Economic Valuation of Ecosystems for Calumet Quarter

Economics 265: Environmental Economics

Public Policy 200: Public Policy Analysis

Environmental Studies 218: Economics and Environmental Policy

Economics for Environmental Policy: University of Chicago Graham School for Professional Development

Selected Articles

Shaikh, S. L. and D. Cashdan "The Race to a Low Carbon Economy" Urban Land, Feb 2009.

Tolley, G. S. and S. L. Shaikh “The Greening of Buildings”, Resources for the Future Weekly Policy Commentary, April 2008.

Shaikh, S.L., L. Sun, and G.C. van Kooten, “The Effect of Uncertainty on Contingent Valuation Estimates: A Comparison.” Ecological Economics, 62(1), April 2007.

Shaikh, S.L., L. Sun, and G.C. van Kooten. “Are Agricultural Values a Reliable Guide in Determining Landowners’ Decisions to Create Forest Carbon Sinks?” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 55 (1) 2007.

Larson, D.M. and S.L. Shaikh, “Recreation Demand Choices and Revealed Values of Leisure Time.” Economic Inquiry, 42(2) April 2004.

Shaikh, S.L. and D.M. Larson, “A Two-Constraint Almost Ideal Recreation Demand System.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 84(4) November 2003.

van Kooten, G.C., S.L. Shaikh and P. Suchanek. “Mitigating Climate Change by Planting Trees: The Transaction Costs Trap.” Land Economics, 78(4) November 2002.