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Pierce Donovan

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

Connecticut College

About Me

I’m an environmental economist that enjoys studying economics, physics, ecology, mathematics, and many other things. In my research, I try to use ideas from all sorts of fields. Most of my work focuses on the structural modeling of bioeconomic systems.

I am teaching Environmental Economics (ECO 212) and Natural Resource Economics (ECO 312) this Spring. In the former, I try to convert environmental science students into economists, and in the latter, I get to dive much deeper into economic modeling, constrained optimization, and numerical methods.

I spend most of my time learning about new things. The most recent books I’ve read are about urban planning, the future of energy, and causality.


Interests

  • Causal inference
  • Transdisciplinary ideas
  • Resource conservation
  • Environmental policy design
  • Mathematical modeling

Education

  • Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2020

    University of California, Davis

  • B.S. Physics and Economics, 2015

    Rochester Institute of Technology

Pierce Donovan · pdonovan@conncoll.edu · 305 Winthrop Hall, Connecticut College, New London, CT, 06320

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