UCSD - The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies

Jeffrey R. Vincent
Professor of Natural Resource and Environmental Economics; Director of Environmental Research at IGCC

UCSD, IR/PS, 9500 Gilman Drive,
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Office # 1405

Phone: (858) 534-3254
Fax (858) 534-3939
Email: jvincent@ucsd.edu

Expert Sheet
Expertise
Vincent is an authority on natural resource and environmental policy issues in developing countries, especially those in the Asia-Pacific region. He has particular expertise on issues related to tropical forests, air and water pollution, and green accounting (the incorporation of environmental quality into GNP and other measures of macroeconomic performance). He has some expertise on the economic impacts of AIDS and other infectious diseases in developing countries.

Current Activities
Vincent is currently the lead economist on a multidisciplinary study aimed at developing better procedures for assessing and valuing biological diversity in tropical rainforests. He is completing a research project that evaluates green accounting measures developed by the World Bank. He is working with colleagues on several UC campuses to launch a research program on illegal harvest and trade of tropical timber. He directs IR/PS's new career concentration in International Environmental Policy.

Perspective
Vincent can provide commentary on natural resource and environmental policy issues in developing countries and the links between economic development and environmental change.

Publications of Note
Vincent is author of Environment and Development in a Resource-Rich Economy: Malaysia under the New Economic Policy and editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Environmental Economics in the prestigious economic reference series published by North-Holland. His journal articles have appeared in the leading environmental economics journals and in multidisciplinary journals like Science and World Development.

Background Notes
Prior to joining UCSD in 2001, Vincent was a senior fellow at the Institute for International Development at Harvard University. He directed research and technical assistance projects in southeast Asia, central and eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. He also has professional experience in China, parts of south Asia, and South Africa. He has served as an advisor to numerous development organizations, including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. A.B. in social anthropology from Harvard University, M.S. in forestry from Michigan State University, and Ph.D. in resource economics from Yale University.