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Arun S. Malik         

Associate Professor of Economics

                  Arun Malik joined the Department in 1992.  He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University.  His research is in the general area of applied microeconomic theory, with a focus on environmental and resource regulation.  He is a participant in the Industrial Economics and Policy Workshop sponsored by the Program in Industry Economics and Policy.  In addition, he is affiliated with the School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

 


 

 

Courses Recently Taught

      Honr 43  Honors Principles of Microeconomics (honors undergraduate)

Econ 198  Proseminar in Economics (undergraduate)

Econ 136  Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment (undergraduate); Readings: 1  2  3 4

Econ 237  Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources (graduate—primarily for policy students)

Econ 101  Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (undergraduate--standard course without calculus)

Econ 101  Intermediate Microeconomic Theory with Calculus (honors undergraduate)

Econ 11  Principles of Microeconomics (undergraduate)

Econ 395.11  Environmental and Resource Economics (graduate--economics students only); Readings 1 2

 


Selected Publications     

                Adjacency Externalities and Forest Fire Prevention,” with Christian Crowley, Gregory Amacher and Robert Haight,

                Land Economics, forthcoming.

“Optimal Environmental Regulation Based on More than Just Emissions,” Journal of Regulatory Economics, vol. 32, pp 1-16 (2006).

“Not Getting Burned: The Importance of Fire Prevention in Forest Management,” with Gregory Amacher and Robert Haight, Land Economics, vol. 81, pp. 284-302 (2005).

“Pollution Taxes when Firms Choose Technologies,” with Gregory Amacher, Southern Economic Journal, vol. 68, pp. 891-906 (2002).

“Bargaining in Environmental Regulation and the Ideal Regulator," with Gregory Amacher, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , vol. 30, pp. 233-253 (1996).

“Enforcement Costs and the Choice of Policy Instruments for Controlling Pollution," Economic Inquiry, vol. 30, pp. 714-721 (1992).

“The Economics of Tax Amnesties," with Robert Schwab, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 46, pp. 29-49 (1991).

“Avoidance, Screening and Optimum Enforcement," Rand Journal of Economics, vol. 21, pp. 341-353 (1990).

 


 

      Working Papers

            The Desirability of Forgiveness in Regulatory Enforcement

            Price and Quantity Regulation with Discrete Technologies” with Gregory Amacher

 

On-going Research

      “Permit Life in the Design of Marketable Permit Programs"

      “Optimal Stopping Games and Forest Fire Prevention,” with Gregory Amacher

 

Curriculum Vitae

 


Economics and Environment Links

TMC Economics Guide to the Web
Steve Hackett's Internet Resources (chock full of useful links)
Tom Tietenberg's Homepage (good bibliographies)
Environmental Information Resources
Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
National Center for Environmental Economics
Right-to-Know Network
How Economists Can Get A life

 

Other Links

GW "Green" Course Catalog
Rough Guides to Music
Stereophile


Contact information

Department of Economics 
George Washington University 
Rm. 340, 2115 G Street, NW 
Washington, DC 20052
 

Office: Room 305, Hall of Government
Phone: (202) 994-5471, Fax: (202) 994-6147
Office Hours:  MW 4:30-6:00 pm
Email: amalik@gwu.edu

 

 


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