Albert L. Nichols, Environment Expert, Rejoins NERA Economic Consulting's Environment Group.BOSTON -- Dr. Albert L. (Nick) Nichols has joined NERA Economic Consulting For other uses of "Nera", see Nera_(disambiguation). NERA Economic Consulting is a firm consisting principally of microeconomists. It was founded as the National Economic Research Associates and forms part of the Oliver Wyman Group which in turn belongs to Marsh & McLennan as a Vice President in the firm's Environment Group. He is based in NERA's Boston office. Dr. Nichols is an expert in environmental economics and policy including emission trading, benefit-cost analysis benefit-cost analysis a technique of economic evaluation, particularly for complex projects over a long period of time and involving substantial capital, that takes into account social costs and benefits as well as financial considerations. , and climate change. He also directs projects in energy policy, and antitrust and competition policy in high-tech industries. He has directed many projects involving the use of benefit-cost and cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate proposed regulations in the areas of environment, energy, and health and safety regulation. In addition, Dr. Nichols has evaluated a wide range of types of policies, including ambient air quality attainment plans; proposed standards for various types of pollution sources (including mobile, stationary, and fuels); and issues of both health and natural resource damages associated with hazardous waste. "NERA NERA National Economic Research Associates NERA Naval Enlisted Reserve Association NERA National Economic Research Association NERA National EMSC Resource Alliance NERA Northeast Redevelopment Area (Burien, WA) is pleased to welcome Nick back to the firm," NERA President Dr. Andrew Carron said. "He will add substantially to our ability to address challenges faced by our clients through his unique blend of skills: extensive management consulting experience in the environment, antitrust, and competition policy sectors. His knowledge and experience will be of critical value during this era of globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and heightened awareness in the environment field." Dr. Nichols was previously at NERA between 1989 and 2004. Dr. Nichols' experience in emission trading and other economic incentives for environmental protection dates back to his PhD dissertation, the theoretical portion of which was published as Targeting Economic Incentives for Environmental Protection (MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press) and the empirical portion of which was published as a case study in Incentives for Environmental Protection (T.C. Schelling, ed., MIT Press). He has directed numerous projects in the field, addressing greenhouse gases, conventional air pollutants (SO2, NOx, and VOCs), and toxic air pollutants. As Director of the Economic Analysis Division of the US Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ), he played a leading role in the development of an innovative banking program for the final phasedown phase·down n. A gradual reduction. of lead in gasoline. Dr. Nichols's prior positions include Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and Director of the Economic Analysis Division of the EPA. He has authored numerous articles in books and professional journals, including The American Economic Review, Antitrust Bulletin, Bell Journal of Economics, Energy Policy, George Mason Law Review, Harvard Environmental Law Review, Management Science, Public Interest, Regulation, Resources and Energy Economics, and Review of Industrial Organization. Dr. Nichols holds a PhD and an MPP (Massively Parallel Processing or Massively Parallel Processor) A multiprocessing architecture that uses up to thousands of processors. Some might contend that a computer system with 64 or more CPUs is a massively parallel processor. in public policy from Harvard University, and a BA from Stanford University. About NERA NERA Economic Consulting is an international firm of economists who understand how markets work. Our more than 45 years of experience creating strategies, studies, reports, expert testimony, and policy recommendations reflects our specialization in industrial and financial economics. Our global team of more than 600 professionals operates in over 20 offices across North and South America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. NERA Economic Consulting (www.nera.com), founded in 1961 as National Economic Research Associates, is a unit of the Oliver Wyman Group, an MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. company. |
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