Background
Geoffrey Martin Heal was born on April 9, 1944, in Bangor, Wales, the United Kingdom, to Thomas John and Gwen Margaret (Owen) Heal.
University of Cambridge, Storey's Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS, United Kingdom
Heal holds bachelor's (first class) and doctoral degrees from Cambridge University, where he studied at Churchill College.
(A presentation of the economic principles relating to the...)
A presentation of the economic principles relating to the use and management of natural resources, including the analysis of optimal use policies.
https://www.amazon.com/Economic-Exhaustible-Resources-Cambridge-Handbooks/dp/052122991X/?tag=2022091-20
1979
(This book focuses on the main issues of trade and develop...)
This book focuses on the main issues of trade and development, and on the attainment of the major development goals generally espoused in the international community: rapid development in the Third World, sustained economic expansion in the industrial countries and the eradication of deep inequalities and of extreme poverty.
https://www.amazon.com/Evolving-International-Economy-Graciela-Chichilnisky/dp/B008SLGC78/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(The origins of this volume can be traced back to a confer...)
The origins of this volume can be traced back to a conference on "Ethics, Economic and Business" organized by Columbia Busi ness School in March of 1993, and held in the splendid facilities of Columbia's Casa Italiana. Preliminary versions of several of the papers were presented at that meeting.
https://www.amazon.com/Topological-Social-Choice-Geoffrey-Heal/dp/3540634258/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Papers cover main areas in which the recognition of incre...)
Papers cover main areas in which the recognition of increasing returns makes a significant difference. Articles are in sections on resource allocation and welfare economics, micro-foundations of macroeconomics, product variety and imperfect competition, information and information technology, economic growth, and international trade.
https://www.amazon.com/Economics-Increasing-International-Critical-Writings/dp/1858981603/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(In recent years, scientists have begun to focus on the id...)
In recent years, scientists have begun to focus on the idea that healthy, functioning ecosystems provide essential services to human populations, ranging from water purification to food and medicine to climate regulation.
https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Marketplace-Capturing-Ecosystem-Services-ebook/dp/B005CAHOIY/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(Markets are increasingly central to the resolution of env...)
Markets are increasingly central to the resolution of environmental problems. They played a critical role in implementing the 1990 Clean Air Act of the United States, which has been instrumental in reducing acid rain in a cost-effective manner.
https://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Markets-Graciela-Chichilnisky/dp/0231115881/?tag=2022091-20
2000
Geoffrey Martin Heal was born on April 9, 1944, in Bangor, Wales, the United Kingdom, to Thomas John and Gwen Margaret (Owen) Heal.
Heal holds bachelor's (first class) and doctoral degrees from Cambridge University, where he studied at Churchill College.
Geoffrey Heal is the Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility at Columbia Business School and is noted for contributions to economic theory and resource ad environmental economics.
From 1969 to 1973 he served as the director of studies in economics at Christ's College, Cambridge. From 1973 to 1980 he was a professor of economics at the University of Sussex, followed by a three-year appointment as a professor of economics at the same university. He has been a visiting professor at Yale University, Stanford University, Université de Paris XII, Princeton University, University of Stockholm, Institute for Mathematics and Applications at the University of Minnesota, University of Siena, and Université de Paris X Nanterre.
Author of eighteen books and about 200 articles, Heal is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, Past President of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, recipient of its prize for publications of enduring quality and a Life Fellow, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency and a Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Recent books include Nature and the Marketplace, Valuing the Future and When Principles Pay. He chaired a committee of the National Academy of Sciences on valuing ecosystem services, was a Commissioner of the Pew Oceans Commission, and is a Director of Petromin Holdings PNG Ltd., co-founded and Chairs the Advisory Board of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations and was a member of President Sarkozy's Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. He has been a principal in two start-up companies, one a consulting firm and the other in software and telecommunications.
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1997(In recent years, scientists have begun to focus on the id...)
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1979(Papers cover main areas in which the recognition of incre...)
1999(Markets are increasingly central to the resolution of env...)
2000Quotations: “I write because I am interested in understanding better how societies work. Specifically, I am currently interested in how we interact with our natural environment, which I believe to be of profound importance.”
Heal married Felicity Chandler in 1967. They divorced in 1979. He later married Ann Marie Biafore in 2000. He has three daughters.