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Smita Brunnermeier is an environmental economist specializing in analyzing policy causes, consequences, and interactions between firm behavior and the environment. She has taught courses on environmental economics, natural resource economics, and sustainable development, and has advised numerous Junior Papers and Senior Theses on environmental topics at Princeton University. Her research has focused on the social welfare impacts of regulating hazardous air and water pollutants, toxic chemicals, and the effects of regulation on industry location decisions related to the pollution haven hypothesis and carbon leakage. Her work also explores the drivers of pollution reduction and the adoption of green energy technologies, as well as the links between corporate environmental performance and financial outcomes. In addition to her teaching and research, she serves as the Executive Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Economics, where she works on the strategic vision, academic curriculum, and advising initiatives of the undergraduate program. Brunnermeier earned her PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University in 1998, and holds dual Master's degrees in Economics and Management Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, obtained in 1992.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.