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Randall Kramer, Professor of Environmental Economics & Global Health, and Professor of Environmental Economics

Randall Kramer

Randall Kramer is professor of environmental economics in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He is also the Associate Director for Strategy, Duke Global Health Institute. Before coming to Duke in 1988, he was on the faculty at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has held visiting positions at IUCN--The World Conservation Union, the Economic Growth Center at Yale University, and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, World Health Organization and other international conservation and development organizations. He was named Duke University’s Scholar Teacher of the Year in 2004. Kramer's research is focused on the economics of ecosystem services and on global environmental health. He is currently leading an interdisciplinary team developing decision support tools to assist governments in East Africa evaluate the health, social and environmental benefits and risks of alternative malaria control strategies.

Contact Info:
Office Location:  A120 LSRC
Office Phone:  (919) 613-8072
Email Address: send me a message

Education:

Ph.D.University of California - Davis1980
M.E.North Carolina State University1976
A.B.University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill1975
BA EconomicsUniversity of North Carolina1975
Specialties:

Environmental and Resource Economics
environmental economics
Development Economics
environmental health
water quality
biodiversity
environmental policy
decision analysis
Curriculum Vitae
Working Papers   (More Publications)

  1. R.A. Kramer and A. Jenkins, Ecosystem Services, Markets, and Red Wolf Habitat: Results from a Farm Operator Survey, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Ecosystem Services Series, NI R 09-01 (January, 2009) [pdf]
  2. Liese, Christopher, Martin D. Smith, and Randall A. Kramer, Open Access with Product and Labor Market Failure: The Case of Artisanal Fishing in Indonesia, Duke Economics Department Working Paper #03-11 (2005)
  3. Biscoe, Melanie L., ; Mutero, Clifford M., ; Kramer, R, Current Policy and Status of DDT Use for Malaria Control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa, in Current Policy and Status of DDT Use for Malaria Control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa (2005), pp. 33 pages, International Water Management Institute [repository]
Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Alves, CL; Garcia, OD; Kramer, RA, Fisher perceptions of Belize's Managed Access program reveal overall support but need for improved enforcement, Marine Policy, vol. 143 (September, 2022) [doi]  [abs]
  2. Kauffman, K; Werner, CS; Titcomb, G; Pender, M; Rabezara, JY; Herrera, JP; Shapiro, JT; Solis, A; Soarimalala, V; Tortosa, P; Kramer, R; Moody, J; Mucha, PJ; Nunn, C, Comparing transmission potential networks based on social network surveys, close contacts and environmental overlap in rural Madagascar., Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, vol. 19 no. 186 (January, 2022), pp. 20210690 [doi]  [abs]
  3. Herrera, JP; Rabezara, JY; Ravelomanantsoa, NAF; Metz, M; France, C; Owens, A; Pender, M; Nunn, CL; Kramer, RA, Food insecurity related to agricultural practices and household characteristics in rural communities of northeast Madagascar., Food Security, vol. 13 no. 6 (January, 2021), pp. 1393-1405 [doi]  [abs]
  4. Berlin Rubin, N; Mboera, LEG; Lesser, A; Miranda, ML; Kramer, R, Process Evaluation of a Community-Based Microbial Larviciding Intervention for Malaria Control in Rural Tanzania., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17 no. 19 (October, 2020), pp. E7309 [doi]  [abs]
  5. Khandekar, E; Kramer, R; Ali, AS; Al-Mafazy, A-W; Egger, JR; LeGrand, S; Mkali, HR; McKay, M; Ngondi, JM, Evaluating Response Time in Zanzibar's Malaria Elimination Case-Based Surveillance-Response System., The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 100 no. 2 (February, 2019), pp. 256-263 [doi]  [abs]


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