Merlin M. Hanauer

Assistant Professor of Economics

Department of Economics
School of Business and Economics
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707)664-2410
hanauer[at]sonoma.edu

Merlin M. Hanauer joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Sonoma State University in the Fall of 2011. Dr. Hanauer earned his PhD in Economics from Georgia State University (2011) with a concentration in Environmental Economics.

Dr. Hanauer's research addresses the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of environmental policy. He employs extensive use of geographic information systems (GIS), quasi-experimental and experimental design to elucidate policy impacts. Dr. Hanauer's research has been published in journals such as The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental and Resource Economics, Conservation Letters, World Development and Environmental Research Letters.

Cozzarelli Prize

Hanauer (with Paul J. Ferraro and Katharine R.E. Sims) were awarded the Cozzarelli Pize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for their article Conditions Associated with Protected Area Success in Conservation and Poverty Reduction.

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Protected Areas in Bolivia

In a detailed analysis of Bolivia's protected area system, Hanauer and Gustavo Canvire find no evidence that protection had exacerbated poverty over the past several decades. In fact, most evidence indicates that poverty was alleviated near protected areas

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