Michelle Marcus / Vanderbilt University, United States

Water Economics and Politics Seminar Series
/ Water and health
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Michelle M. Marcus | Vanderbilt University, United States
Time: 16:00 South African Standard Time (SAST) | GMT +2
About the speaker: I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Vanderbilt University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). I received my PhD in Economics in 2017 from Brown University. My research broadly focuses on determinants of child health and well-being, with a particular focus on environmental exposures and the effectiveness of regulation. Some of my recent research seeks to quantify the direct health impacts of important sources of pollution, such as leaking underground storage tanks, lead service lines, and drinking water contamination. Other work measures the effectiveness of regulation and the role of behavioural responses, focusing on maritime emission regulation and public notification requirements, for example. More on michellemmarcus.com.