William Jaeger

Biography

William Jaeger is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at Oregon State University. He teaches environmental and resource economics. He has worked on water economics and policy, environmental taxation, land use regulations, renewable energy, economic development, agriculture, and sustainability. He taught for twelve years at Williams College, MA before coming to Oregon State University in 2001. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari, Italy and has taught at the University of Washington and the University of Oregon. His prior experience includes five years as a research economist at the World Bank where he worked on agricultural development in Africa. He published Environmental Economics for Tree Huggers and Other Skeptics, Island Press in 2005. 

Research Interest

Applied Economics , environmental and resource economics, water economics and policy, environmental taxation, land use regulations, renewable energy, economic development, agriculture, and sustainability