Randall A. Kramer

Bio and Research:

Randall A. Kramer is a professor of environmental economics in the Nicholas School of the Environment. Before coming to Duke in 1988, he taught in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has also held visiting positions at IUCN-The World Conservation Union, the Economic Growth Center at Yale University, and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. He was named Duke University's Scholar Teacher of the Year in 2004. Kramer's research has focused on economic valuation of ecosystem services, environmental health, and the economics of biodiversity and natural resource management in developing countries.