I’m Ed Rubin, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon.

research

I’m an environmental economist who researches how human behavior (individual and policy) affects social equity and the health of the natural world.

As an empiricist, I tackle these issues with a toolbox that draws from econometrics, statistics, and data science.

Examples from a few recent projects…
↳ unequal health impacts from glyphosate exposure
↳ curiously missing data in air-quality monitors
↳ disparate wildfire smoke avoidance
↳ a field experiment in customer-based gender bias
↳ pitfalls of machine learning in a 2SLS framework
↳ strategic location of coal-fueled power plants

me

Passions: the outdoors, bikes, good food/coffee/drinks, beauty/photography data, and (most of all) loving people.

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A few other professional items… I
↳ started TWEEDS with friends,
↳ help run OSWEET,
↳ co-wrote a textbook,
↳ Data Science and Public Policy.

Please look around or contact me.