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Rebecca Moore
Assistant Professor, Natural Resource Economics Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Fax: (706) 542-8356 RMoore@warnell.uga.edu
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Home Info for Potential Graduate Students C.V. (pdf) My Blog: So this is economics...
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Welcome to my virtual world. I'm a professor of Natural Resource Economics in the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources faculty at the University of Georgia. I received a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado. Generally speaking, I root for the Badgers, the Buffs, and the Bulldogs, pretty much in that order (except with men's basketball when the Wildcats come first).
What is natural resource economics? Economics isn't the study of money, it's the study of decision making. More specifically, it's how people make decisions about scarce resources. Natural resource and environmental economics apply the tools and principles of economics to decisions regarding about natural resources and the environment. Some people dismiss economics as inappropriate for discussions of environmental problems like endangered species or wilderness protection. Other people question the weight policy makers sometimes place on environmental impacts. I view economics as a vital link between the natural sciences and public policies that determine the future of our natural environment.
The natural world does not exist separate from humans. Where there are people, there are individuals and groups making decisions based partly on our scientific knowledge, but also based on a host of other factors, such as social norms, institutional constraints, and individual tastes and preferences. Economics allows us to better understand how these decisions are made. By combining this knowledge with information about the physical and natural sciences, we can make better choices about the environment.
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