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Alexander Pfaff is the Bernard Rhodes Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, with secondary appointments in the Department of Economics and Division of Environmental Social Systems. He is affiliated with the Duke Center for International Development, Duke Initiative for Science & Society, and DuPRI's Population Research Center.
His research focuses on the interplay between economic development and environmental conservation, particularly in tropical forests. He examines how conservation policies like
- Protected Areas
- Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)
- Certification Programs
Key trends in his recent publications include
- Evaluation of conservation policy effectiveness
- Behavioral spillovers from environmental incentives
- Carbon sequestration through tropical forest protection
- Spillover effects in deforestation
- Policy design for sustainable resource use
Scientific awards include
- Best Paper Award, Society of Risk Analysis (2011)
- Duke’s Bernard Rhodes Distinguished Professor (2025)
- TBJ’s Leaders in Diversity Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
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