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  • Oregon State University
    Dept. of Applied Economics
    212 Ballard Extension Hall
    Corvallis, OR 97331

    Steven.Dundas@oregonstate.edu (541) 737-1402

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    Current Graduate Students

    Bethany Rader '28
    Ph.D. Applied Economics

    Bethany is a Ph.D. student in Applied Economics at OSU. Her research interests are in natural resource economics, public policy, and poverty economics. Her recent work evaluates the impacts of California's Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience program on water insecurity and the Human Right to Water. Bethany is deeply passionate about using the tools of economics to advance more equitable outcomes.



    Andrew Steinkruger '29
    Ph.D. Applied Economics

    Andrew is a Ph.D. student in Applied Economics at OSU. His research is in natural resource economics and environmental economics. His current work includes an empirical analysis of timber supply in Oregon's private forests and an evaluation of the impacts and dynamics of gentrification in Oregon's coastal communities. Andrew anticipates developing future research on wildfire impacts in private forestry and climate change impacts in fishing communities.

    Sonali Rakshit '28
    Ph.D. Applied Economics

    Sonali is a Ph.D. student in Applied Economics at OSU. Her research interests are in environmental economics and urban economics. Her recent work evaluates the impacts of emerging transportation technologies on the housing market. Additionally, her current research includes assessing demand for disaster insurance in coastal housing markets.



    Sabin Dawadi '29
    Ph.D. Applied Economics

    Sabin is a Ph.D. student in Applied Economics at Oregon State University. He is interested in climate change adaptation, environmental resilience, and the effects of policies aimed at reducing environmental risk on economic outcomes. His current research looks at the unintended consequences of climate adaptation policies, including how FEMA-funded property buyouts after Hurricane Harvey affected housing markets in Houston.


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