Hilary Sigman is a Professor of Economics at Rutgers University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She holds a B.A. from Yale, an M.Phil. from Cambridge University (U.K.), and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She conducts research on the empirical effects of environmental policy. Her recent climate-related research examines climate adaptation in US hazardous waste policy.
Publications:
“Economics of Hazardous Waste Management” in J. Kahn, ed. Oxford Encyclopedia of Environmental Economics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021). doi: 10.1093/- acrefore/9780199389414.013.432
“Deposit Refunds” in K. Richards and J. van Zeben, eds. Policy Instruments in Environmental Law (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2020), 377-386. doi: 10.4337/9781785369520