Murphy-Economics Seminar: Arthur van Benthem

Each semester The Murphy Institute sponsors a series of seminars hosted by the Tulane Department of Economics that provides an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and economists to present their latest research and pressing issues related to topics in economics. 

Arthur van Benthem is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton. His research specializes in environmental and energy economics. His recent work studies the unintended consequences of environmental legislation and the economic efficiency of energy policies. His current research focuses on markets for transportation, renewable energy, carbon markets, and policies to protect biodiversity. 

Professor van Benthem is one of the Faculty Co-Directors of the Wharton Climate Center, and a faculty adviser of the MBA major and undergraduate concentration in Business, Environment, Energy and Sustainability. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 2012, a masters degree in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Amsterdam. Before pursuing his doctoral studies at Stanford, he worked in corporate strategy at Royal Dutch Shell as an energy economist in the Long-Term Energy Scenarios Team.