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

Randall A. 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

Teaching (Fall 2013):

  • ENVIRON 557.01, SOC SCI SURVEYS-ENV MGT Synopsis
    LSRC A155, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM
  • ENVIRON 898.05, PROGRAM AREA SYMPOSIUM Synopsis
    French Sci 2231, F 03:05 PM-04:20 PM
Education:

PhD Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of California, Davis1980
ME EconomicsNorth Carolina State University1976
BA EconomicsUniversity of North Carolina1975
Specialties:

Public Finance
environmental economics
Development Economics
environmental health
water quality
biodiversity
environmental policy
decision analysis
Curriculum Vitae
Working Papers   (More Publications)

  1. B. Murray, A. Jenkins, R. Kramer, and S.P. Faulkner, Valuing Ecosystem Services from Wetland Restoration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, Ecosystem Services Series, NI R 09-02 (February, 2009) [pdf]
  2. 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]
  3. Biscoe, Melanie L., Clifford M. Mutero, and Randall A. Kramer, Current Policy and Status of DDT Use for Malaria Control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa, Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute, Working Paper #95 (2005) [PDF]
  4. 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)
Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. R.A. Kramer, A. Jenkins, and A. Lesser, The Role of Ecosystem Service Payments in Achieving Conservation Goals: Attitudes Among Farm Operators”, in Valuing Ecosystem Services – Methodological Issues and Case Studies, K.N. Ninan, editor, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishers (forthcoming). (2013)  [abs]
  2. D. Kim, K. Fedak, and R. Kramer, Reduction of Malaria Prevalence by Indoor Residual Spraying: A Meta-Regression Analysis, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1: 117-124 (2012) [PDF]
  3. Z. Brown, K. Dickinson, and R. Kramer, Insecticide Resistance and Malaria Vector Control: The Importance of Fitness Cost Mechanisms in Determining Economically Optimal Control Trajectories, Journal of Economic Entomology (forthcoming) (Accepted, 2012)
  4. K.L. Dickinson, H.F. Randell, R.A. Kramer, E.H. Shayo, Socioeconomic Status and Malaria-related Outcomes in Mvomero District, Tanzania, Global Public Health 4: 384-99. (2012) [PDF]
  5. C.M. Mutero, D. Schlodder, N. Kabatereine and R. Kramer, Integrated Vector Management for Malaria Control in Uganda: Knowledge, Perceptions and Policy Development, Malaria Journal 21 (2012) [PDF]


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