Brian R Copeland

Brian R Copeland is a Professor in the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia (Faculty of Arts). He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and focuses on research and teaching in Environmental Economics and International Trade.

His research explores the intersection of globalization, environmental sustainability, and renewable resource management. Key themes include trade policy's environmental externalities, climate change economics, and the role of subsidies in resource depletion. His work has addressed carbon tax agreements, fisheries subsidies, and the Kyoto Protocol's trade-related implications.

Recent publications highlight strategies to mitigate policy substitution in climate agreements, ecological constraints in fisheries trade, and methodological advancements in analyzing trade-environment linkages. His contributions span theoretical modeling, empirical analysis, and policy retrospectives, particularly in Canadian environmental economics.