Rebecca Judge

Associate Professor
Economics Department Chair

At St. Olaf College since 1987
Ph.D., Economics, Duke University
M.S., Biology, University of Minnesota
A.B., Biology and Music, Smith College

Office: Holland Hall 409
Phone: 507-786-3358
E-Mail: judge@stolaf.edu
Homepage: http://www.stolaf.edu/people/judge
Office Hours: Tues. 1:30-3:30pm, Thurs. 3:15-4:00pm and by appointment

Teaching in Economics: Environmental Economics, Economics of Public Policy, Quantitative Methods, Principles

Research Areas: Environmental Economics, Environmental Justice, International Agricultural Economics, History of Thought

Recent Publications and Activities:

  • "Motivating Recycling: A Marginal Cost Analysis," in Thomas C. Kinnaman, ed., The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management. Ashgate Publishing Limited, London. 2003. With Anthony Becker.
  • "U.S. Farm Subsidies and Rice Production in Costa Rica," Proceedings of the Minnesota Academy of Sciences, 2003. With Anthony Becker.
  • "Restoring the Commons: Toward a New Interpretation of Locke's Theory of Property," Land Economics, August 2002, pp. 331-338.
  • "Privileging Boundaries: Property Rights and Sustainability." Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. March 2001. With Charles Taliaferro.
  • "The Distribution of Environmental Disamenities in Minnesota: The Perspectives of Environmental Justice." Environmental Studies Faculty Seminar Series, Carleton College, Northfield, MN. February 2000.