70 Years of RFF: Looking Ahead with Young Economists at Resources for the Future

Published: May 23, 2022, midnight

b'This week\\u2019s episode is the final installment of a three-part series that celebrates the 70th anniversary of Resources for the Future (RFF). In this episode, host Daniel Raimi looks toward the future of RFF, as seen through the eyes of the organization\\u2019s talented and dedicated research analysts and associates. RFF\\u2019s research analysts gather and analyze data, review published studies, help write papers and reports, and do it all with dedication and enthusiasm. They\\u2019re an essential part of the organization\\u2019s research. In this episode, Raimi talks with RFF Research Analysts Emily Joiner, Sophie Pesek, Nicholas Roy, and Steven Witkin, along with Senior Research Associate and Geographic Information Systems Coordinator Alexandra Thompson. While these young scholars share how they first got interested in environmental economics, they mostly focus on the future by lending insights about the topics they think RFF scholars will be working on in 20 or 30 years\\u2014and what role they see for themselves in that future.\\n\\nReferences and recommendations:\\n\\n\\u201cChesapeake\\u201d by James A. Michener; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/114052/chesapeake-by-james-a-michener/\\n\\n\\u201cAlaska\\u201d by James A. Michener; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/114041/alaska-by-james-a-michener/\\n\\n\\u201cHawaii\\u201d by James A. Michener; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/114063/hawaii-by-james-a-michener/\\n\\n\\u201cCaribbean\\u201d by James A. Michener; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/114048/caribbean-by-james-a-michener/\\n\\n\\u201cUnder a White Sky: The Nature of the Future\\u201d by Elizabeth Kolbert; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617060/under-a-white-sky-by-elizabeth-kolbert/\\n\\n\\u201cThe Age of Revolution: 1789\\u20131848\\u201d by Eric Hobsbawm; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/80964/the-age-of-revolution-1749-1848-by-eric-hobsbawm/\\n\\n\\u201cRip It Up and Start Again\\u201d by Simon Reynolds; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/291130/rip-it-up-and-start-again-by-simon-reynolds/\\n\\n\\u201cA Sand County Almanac\\u201d by Aldo Leopold; https://www.aldoleopold.org/store/a-sand-county-almanac/\\n\\n\\u201cSeverance\\u201d television series; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/'