#  Abigail Ostriker 

Environmental Fellow: 2023-2025

PhD, Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

 

 



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 *Abigail (Abby) Ostriker is an economist studying how individuals, firms, and governments both influence and are affected by environmental risk.*

 Abby earned her BS in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with minors in Economics and Energy Studies. After two years working as a research assistant at MIT, she enrolled in MIT's Economics PhD program. In her doctoral dissertation, she explored the trade-off between regulatory benefits and costs in the context of residential flood risk. Her research aims to use the tools of public finance to study the economics of environmental risk, with a particular focus on adaptation to climate change. As an Environmental Fellow, Abby will work with Joseph Aldy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

 Faculty Host: Joe Aldy, Harvard Kennedy School



 

 

 





 

 

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