Education:
B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Calcutta;
Ph.D. candidate, University of Connecticut
Zinnia Mukherjee
Visiting Instructor of Economics
Joined Connecticut College: 2009
Specializations:
- Environmental and natural resource economics
- International economics
- Public policy
- Applied microeconomics
Zinnia Mukherjee joins the Connecticut College faculty as a visiting instructor of economics.
Zinnia is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the economics department at the University of Connecticut, where she has been an instructor of economics since spring 2006. At UConn, she has taught a variety of undergraduate courses, including Microeconomics (principles and intermediate), Mathematical Economics, Public Finance, Government and Industry, International Economics and Econometrics.
Currently, Zinnia is finishing up her dissertation, which deals applying economic principles in finding effective measures to protect endangered species. In particular, she looks at the effectiveness of voluntary approaches and the role of background regulatory threat in mitigating stochastic sea turtle bycatch and the welfare effects of unilateral conservation policies in an open economy. In addition to her dissertation, her research includes analyzing behavioral responses of fishers to marine hypoxia, with specific focus on the Long Island Sound fisheries.
Her recent working papers include:
- Mukherjee, Zinnia. "Controlling Stochastic Externality with Penalty Threats: The Case of Bycatch," 2009.
- Mukherjee, Zinnia. "Unilateral Conservation Policies in an Open Economy -The Case of Endangered Species Protection," 2009.
- Mukherjee, Zinnia. "Economic Impact of the TED Regulation - A U.S. Approach to Reduce Stochastic Sea Turtle Bycatch," 2009.
- Mukherjee, Zinnia. "Economic Effects of Marine Hypoxia and Fishing Effort Allocation: The Case of the Long Island Sound," 2009.
She is a member of the American Economic Association (AEA) and the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE).
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