Background
Lichtenberg, Erik Russell was born on December 3, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip and Elsa (Russell) Lichtenberg.
Lichtenberg, Erik Russell was born on December 3, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip and Elsa (Russell) Lichtenberg.
Bachelor in Linguistics, University Chicago, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University California, Berkeley, 1985.
Visiting lecturer, teaching associate department agricultural and resource economics University California, Berkeley, 1982-1986. Director environmental economics Western Consortium for the Health Professions, San Francisco, 1983-1987. Fellow Pew Health Policy Program Institute for Health Policy Studies, University Cailf., 1987.
Assistant professor department agricultural and resource economics University Maryland, College Park, 1988-1992, associate professor department agricultural and resource economics, 1992-1998, professor department agricultural and resource economics, since 1998. Topic leader for environmental economics American Agricultural Economics Selected Papers Committee, 1991. Selected papers committee Association Environmental and Resource Economists, 1991-1992.
Senior economist for agriculture, natural resources and international grade Council Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, Washington, 1993-1994. Member Maryland Power Plant Research Program Acid Deposition Advisory Committee, Maryland Department Natural Resources, 1993-1998. Chair United States Economics Panel, United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund, 1994-1995.
Committee on assessing crop yield National Research Council, 1996-1997, committee on genetically modified pest-protected plants, 1999-2000. Presenter, consultant in field.
Member American Economic Association, American Agricultural Economics Association, Association Environmental and Resource Economists, Society Risk Analysis, North-East Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, Industry Studies Association.
Married Carol Ellen Mermey, July 7, 1979. Children: Elinor, Jenny.