Douglas Gollin
Visiting Professor (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)Degrees
Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota (1996);
MA, International Relations, Yale University (1988);
AB, History and Literature, Harvard University (1983).
About
Professor Gollin is on leave from Williams College, where he is Professor of Economics and has recently served as Director of the Center for Environmental Studies. His research focuses on economic growth and development, with particular interests in agriculture and technology. Much of his theoretical research uses dynamic general equilibrium models to explore the large-scale economic impacts of development interventions such as improved agricultural technologies, investments in rural infrastructure, or disease eradication. His empirical work includes detailed examinations of crop variety adoption and the impacts of agricultural research. He is interested in the environmental impacts of agricultural development as well as in the development impacts of climate change and other environmental degradation. He has worked in Africa and Asia; most recently, he has written on the relationship between agricultural productivity increases, economic growth, and poverty reduction, with a particular focus on Africa.
