RAND Expert Biography
Michael Toman
Director, Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program, RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment
Office
Washington
Expertise
Climate change mitigation, sustainable development, energy markets and energy security, environmental policy design
Recent Work
Energy and national security; expenditure and greenhouse gas implications of increased renewable energy use in the United States; options for effective and publicly accepted policies for reducing greenhouse gases in the United States
Previous Positions
Senior economist, Environment Division, Sustainable Development, Inter-American Development Bank; Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; Senior Staff Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, University of Rochester; M.Sc. in applied mathematics, Brown University; B.A. in economics and math, Indiana University
Publications of Interest
"Values in the Economics of Climate Change," Environmental Values, Vol. 15, No. 3, Aug 2006
"Sustainable Development: Towards a Broader Policy Agenda," Ramon Lopez and Michael A. Toman, in Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: New Options, Ramon Lopez and Michael A. Toman, eds., Oxford University Press, 2006
"Energy, Equity, and Economic Development," Douglas F. Barnes and Michael A. Toman, in Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: New Options, Ramon Lopez and Michael A. Toman, eds., Oxford University Press, 2006
Languages
Spanish
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Christian Science Monitor; CNN/Money.com; IEEE Spectrum; NPR
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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