Randall Kramer, Juli Plant Grainger Professor Emeritus of Global Environmental Health

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 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 conducting a study on the effects of human land use decisions on biodiversity, infectious disease transmission and human health in rural Madagascar. Recent research projects have used decision analysis and implementation science to evaluate the health, social and environmental impacts of alternative malaria control strategies in East Africa. He has also conducted research on health systems strengthening, economic valuation of lives saved from air pollution reduction. and the role of ecosystems services in protecting human health.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	9 Circuit Drive, 4115 Environment Hall, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 613-8072
Email Address:
Web Pages:	http://globalhealth.duke.edu/people/faculty/kramer-randall https://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/kramerresearch/

Education:

Ph.D.	University of California - Davis	1980
M.E.	North Carolina State University	1976
A.B.	University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	1975
BA Economics	University of North Carolina	1975

Specialties:

Environmental and Resource Economics
Development Economics

Research Interests: environmental economics

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

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]