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Confronting COVID-19: A Conversation with Columbia University Professor Scott Barrett

| Mar. 27, 2020

Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.

Overview

Columbia University Professor Scott Barrett assessed the massive global efforts underway to address COVID-19 and the potential impacts of the pandemic on our lives in the future in a special episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.

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For Academic Citation: “Confronting COVID-19: A Conversation with Columbia University Professor Scott Barrett.” Audio, March 27, 2020, posted by “Harvard Environmental Economics Program”.

The Authors

Robert N. Stavins

Robert N. Stavins

  • Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
  • A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • Director, Harvard Environmental Economics Program
  • Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group
  • Chairman, Ph.D. Programs in Public Policy and Political Economy & Government
  • Co-Chair, Kennedy School–Harvard Business School Joint Degree Programs
Expertise:

Scott Barrett

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