California’s Bold New Climate Policy: The Challenges Ahead

November, 2006      Download this brief (PDF).

By Lawrence H. Goulder

Lawrence H. Goulder is the Shuzo Nishihara Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics at Stanford. He is also a Senior Fellow at SIEPR and Stanford’s Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a University Fellow of Resources for the Future.

Goulder’s research examines the environmental and economic impacts of U.S. and international environmental policies, including policies to deal with climate change and pollution from power plants and automobiles. His work also explores the “sustainability” of consumption patterns in various countries.

Goulder has conducted analyses for several government agencies, business groups, and environmental organizations. At Stanford he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental economics and policy, and co-organizes a weekly seminar in public and environmental economics. He graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in philosophy, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford.