James Ji

Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Environmental Economics

Departments/Programs

Economics
Environmental Studies

Degrees

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Ph.D.
State University of New York F, M.S.
Fudan University, B.S.

Expertise

Environmental Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Climate Change; Water Resources

Profile

James Ji is an environmental economist with a focus in natural resource economics, environmental economics, and agricultural economics. James Ji's research looks at the intersection of climate change adaptation, water and land management, and human decision-making. His work relies extensively on the use of geospatial and remote sensing data.

Some of his recent works look at agricultural adaptation to climate change and drought from the perspectives of property rights structures, climate and water endowments, and producers' expectation formation process.

Courses Taught

BUS	294a	Data Analytics Field Project
ECON	57a	Environmental Economics
ENVS	36b	Climate Change Economics and Policy
ENVS	100b	GIS Methods