Dr. Debra Israel

Dr. Debra Israel
Chair & Professor
Economics, Department of
Arts and Sciences, College of
HH 273
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812-237-2165

Education

  • Ph.D. - Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - 1999
  • M.S. - Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - 1996
  • M.S. - Agricultural Economics, The Pennsylvania State University - 1989
  • B.A. - Biology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH - 1982

Teaching Interests

  • Microeconomics; Gender and Economics; Public Finance and Public Policy; Environmental Economics; Econometrics.

Intellectual Contributions

  • Willingness to Pay for Reducing Local and Global Air Pollution: Evidence from Terre Haute, Indiana - Journal of the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences - 2018
  • Reducing Second-Hand Smoke Exposure: New Opportunities and Challenges - Association for Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) - 2015
  • Willingness to Pay for Environmental Quality: Testable Empirical Implications of the Growth and Environment Literature - Routledge Press - 2014
  • Charitable Donations: Evidence of Demand for Environmental Protection? - International Advances in Economic Research - 2007
  • Environmental Participation in the US Sulfur Allowance Auctions - Environmental and Resource Economics - 2007

Research Interests

  • Environmental Economics; Charitable Contributions; Gender and household decision-making; Second-hand clothes markets; Household water and fuel use in Bolivia; Gender diversity in Economics; Work-life integration.