Eckert, Heather

Professor Eckert is currently on leave

Associate Professor of Economics

PhD, University of British Columbia, 2001
MA, University of British Columbia, 1996 
BA, University of Alberta, 1995

E-mail: heckert@ualberta.ca
Office: 9-26 Tory
Tel: (780) 492-7648
Fax: (780) 492-3300  

CV Sept 2011

Research Interests

• Environmental Economics
• Economics of Enforcement 

Selected Publications

• "The Geographic Distribution of Environmental Inspections" with A. Eckert, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 37(1), pages 1-22, 2010.
   
• "Inspections, Warnings, and Compliance: The Case of Petroleum Storage Regulation", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 47(2), pages 232-259, 2004.
   
• "Negotiating Environmental Agreements: Regional or Federal Authority?", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 46(1), pages 1-24, 2003.
   

 Work in Progress

• "Rationalization in the Retail Gasoline Industry: The Role of Environmental Regulations", with Andrew Eckert.
  
  
• "Creative Sentences and the Prosecution of Environmental Violations in Alberta", with Henry van Egteren.
   
• "IPO Returns, Moral Hazard, and Franchises", with Troy Hannweber and Henry van Egteren.