Ackerman, Frank

Bio

"Frank Ackerman is an economist who has written extensively about the economics of climate change and other environmental problems. His books include Can We Afford the Future? Economics for a Warming World (fall 2008), Poisoned for Pennies: The Economics of Toxics and Precaution (2008), Priceless: On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing (2004), and Why Do We Recycle? Markets, Values, and Public Policy (1997).He has written numerous academic and popular articles, and has directed policy reports for clients ranging from Greenpeace to the European Parliament. Since 2007, he has worked jointly with GDAE and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), leading a research program on climate economics.

He is a founder and member of the steering committee of Economists for Equity and Environment (the E3 Network), and a member scholar of the Center for Progressive Reform.

Frank received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University, and has taught economics at Tufts University and at the University of Massachusetts." (http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/about_us/cv/ackerman_cv.html)