Jim Kahn

John F. Herndon Professor of Economics

Holekamp Hall 306
(540) 458-8036
kahnj@wlu.edu

Education

 

B.A. ‑ Economics ‑ Washington and Lee University, 1975

M.A. ‑ Economics ‑ University of Maryland, College Park, 1978

PhD. ‑ Economics ‑ University of Maryland, College Park, 1981

Research

Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Studies, and Environmental Policy with emphasis on interaction between the economic system and the environment, the role of the environment in the economic development of developing countries, sustainable development, renewable resource systems, valuation of environmental resources, and global environmental problems.

 

Teaching

Professor Kahn teaches introductory environmental studies, the environmental capstone course, an interdisciplinary course co-taught with Professor Drumbl entitled Global Environmental Governance: Law, Economics and Policy, and an upper level economics course focusing on the environment and economic development in tropical countries. He is also a collaborating professor at the Federal University of Amazonas and originated and directs our federally funded exchange programs with Brazilian Universities.