Dr. Gilbert Metcalf

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Biography

Gilbert E. Metcalf is a Visiting Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in applied economics with a focus on public finance. His research interests include taxation, energy, and environmental economics, with current work centering on policy evaluation and design in the field of energy and climate change. Metcalf has an extensive background in academia, having served as a Professor of Economics Emeritus at Tufts University and as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has testified before Congress and participated in various expert panels, contributing his expertise on environmental policies to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency among others. His governmental experience includes serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy at the U.S. Department of Treasury, where he was instrumental as a founding U.S. Board Member for the UN-based Green Climate Fund. His educational credentials include a BA in Mathematics from Amherst College, an MS in Agricultural Resource Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

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