Research Interests for Randall Kramer

Randall A. Kramer is a professor of resource and environmental economics in the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Department of Economics at Duke University. 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 has served as a consultant to the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and other international organizations. His research focuses on ecosystem valuation, water resource economics, and the economics of biodiversity and natural resource management in developing countries. Current research projects include studies of (1) deforestation, malaria and household behavior; (2) farmer participation in wetlands restoration programs, and (3) new methods for pooling estimates of the value of prevented mortality.

Keywords:

Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Decision Support Techniques, Ecosystem, Geography, Households, Indonesia, Malaria, Muser Mentor, Nature, Policy Making, Population Dynamics

Recent 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]