Date
April 25, 2012
Authors
Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman
Publication
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Dr. Carolyn Kousky
Nonresident Fellow
Dr. Carolyn Kousky is a nonresident fellow at RFF and Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at Environmental Defense Fund.
Leonard A. Shabman
Senior Fellow
Len Shabman is a Senior Fellow at RFF. His current work balances time spent in research with advisory activities in order to have a direct bearing on the design and execution of water and related resources policy.
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