Larry S. Karp

Larry S. Karp is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on environmental economics, climate policy, international trade, and dynamic economic modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis and a B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley.

His research interests include the design of climate policies, international environmental agreements, non-constant discounting, and the intersection of trade and resource sustainability. He has extensively analyzed carbon taxation, emissions trading systems, and the political economy of environmental policy.

Key contributions include work on optimal climate commitment mechanisms, the role of time preferences in policy design, and the dynamics of international cooperation. His articles often address methodological innovations in environmental economic modeling and policy evaluation.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. His teaching includes courses on international trade, dynamic analysis, and environmental economics.