Maureen Cropper is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. She is a Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future and a former Lead Economist at the World Bank. Her current research focuses on energy efficiency in India, on the impact of climate change on migration, and on the benefits of collective action in pandemic flu control. Maureen has served as chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics Advisory Committee and as past president of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She holds a BA in economics from Bryn Mawr College and a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
