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Maureen Cropper is a Distinguished University Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, a Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future, and a former Lead Economist at the World Bank. Dr. Cropper has served as chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics Advisory Committee and as president of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research has focused on valuing environmental amenities (especially environmental health effects), on the discounting of future health benefits, and on the tradeoffs implicit in environmental regulations.

• The Dieselization of the Indian Car Market: Should India Continue to Subsidize Diesel Fuel?
• The Cost of Fuel Economy in the Indian Passenger Vehicle Market
• The Hidden Costs of Power: Health Effects of Coal Electricity Generation in India
• Impact of Reforms on Generation Efficiency in the Indian Power Sector