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Jonathan Colmer Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy j.colmer@virginia.edu Jonathan Colmer is an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Virginiaand the Co-Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. Colmer is an environmental economist who also works in the area of growth and development economics. His research combines data with insights from economic theory and environmental science to better understand how economic activity and the environment influence one another. Read full bio
Bevin Etienne Assistant Professor of Commerce and Public Policy bevin@virginia.edu Bevin Etienne is assistant professor of commerce and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Etienne has extensive teaching and course development experience in the areas of sustainability, entrepreneurship, energy, and engineering design. He emphasizes the importance of capacity building in promoting sustainability and social entrepreneurship in developing countries as well as the role of open source in innovation and entrepreneurship. Read full bio
Molly Lipscomb Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics; Director of the Center for Social Innovation molly.lipscomb@virginia.edu 434-982-1561 Molly Lipscomb is an associate professor of public policy and economics at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Social Innovation at the University of Virginia. Lipscomb’s research focuses primarily on environmental issues in developing countries and adaptation to lack of centralized health and sanitation services. Read full bio
Jay Shimshack Professor of Public Policy and Economics jay.shimshack@virginia.edu 434-243-7318 Garrett Hall Jay Shimshack is a professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Shimshack's research focuses on environmental regulation, environmental economics, corporate social behavior, and applied microeconomics for public policy. Read full bio
William Shobe Research Professor Emeritus of Public Policy shobe@virginia.edu 434-982-5376 William Shobe is research professor of public policy at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Studies at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Shobe's current research includes emission market and auction design, environmental federalism, improved economic modeling of Virginia’s economy, state economic development incentives and state economic forecasting. Read full bio