Professor Mixes Disciplines to Study the Responsible Use of World’s Resources by Sue Angell
Biographical Information: • Maîtrise, University of Paris- Sorbonne, 1985 (applied foreign languages, L. E. A.) • M. A., Bowling Green State University, 1990 (economics) • Ph.D., Rice University, 2000 (economics) Related Links: • Sylvestre Gaudin's Home Page • Faculty Profiles • Faculty & Staff Page		FEBRUARY 12, 2003--Sylvestre Gaudin's joint appointment in economics and environmental studies may seem like an anomaly at first, but the assistant professor assures skeptics that the two disciplines go hand-in-hand. "I am a resource economist, which--simply put--is an individual who studies how to use resources better," says Gaudin. Using economic principles, Gaudin studies how natural resources, such as water, can be better managed, preserved, and shared between nations to the benefit of all. "One of the things that interests me as a resource economist is public policy," she says. "People are too willing to believe that bad situations arise because individuals or corporations simply lack ethical values. However, she prefers to believe that people are not inherently bad; instead, they are acting badly because the forces of markets and some misguided public policies give them the incentive to act in such ways." A Q&A with Sylvestre Gaudin: Public Policy and Natural Resources Course Offerings: Environmental Economics Required Reading: Dr. Suess' Lorax Helping Students Connect Economics and Environmental Studies
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