Nicholas Irwin
Biography
UNLV Lee Business School professor Nicholas Irwin studies microeconomics, particularly environmental and urban economics with a focus on the implications of these areas on real estate markets, human decision making, and demographics. His expertise is used to provide insight into proposed environmental or urban policies in Nevada and the economic implications surrounding them.
Irwin has conducted research on issues including the implications of COVID-19 on the housing market and water use, homeowners' response to new information about environmental hazards, the role of neighbors in homeowner decision making, and the implications of wildfire and other risks on housing demand and supply.
Irwin's work has been published in leading environmental and urban journals, including the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Energy Policy, Land Economics, and the Journal of Real Estate Research.
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University
- M.S., Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University
- M.A., Economics, American University
- B.A., Economics, The Ohio State University
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