Bio and Research:
Dr. Murray is Director for Economic Analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Research Professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University. He is a widely recognized expert in the integration of economic and biophysical models to assess greenhouse gas mitigation strategies in agriculture, land-use change, and forestry, and energy. Dr. Murray has been invited as a co-author of several national and international assessments of forest resources, especially related to climate change. His research has examined the economic effects of traditional command-based regulatory strategies for pollution control and more market-oriented approaches such as cap-and-trade programs and emission taxes. He has consulted with a wide range of clientele in the public and private sector and academia. His work has been published in books, edited volumes, and professional journals. Prior to coming to Duke in 2006, Dr. Murray was Director of the Center for Regulatory Economics and Policy Research at RTI International, a university-affiliated not-for-profit research institution.