Jennifer S. Franz

My research interests are inter-disciplinary and include: Environmental and ecological economics in the context of sustainable development and environmental health.  The public health impact from environmental degradation linked to the agricultural sector in Central Asia is the primary focus of my doctoral research.  Within IDPM, I am currently involved with two research projects:

• Impact Assessment (Trade SIA) of the Association Agreement under negotiation between the European Community and Mercosur Impact Assessment Research Centre (directed by Professor Colin Kirkpatrick), IDPM, School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester
• Regulatory Processes and the Use of Impact Assessment in collaboration with the European Network for Better Regulation (ENBR)

Country Experience

Central Asia.

"Health inequality and the environment: Exploring regional variation in infant mortality in Uzbekistan." (with F. FitzRoy, A. Risa-Hole), 2007, (forthcoming), Global Public Health.

";Integrating Sustainable Development into European Policymaking: The Role of Impact Assessments" (with C. Kirkpatrick), (June, 2007-forthcoming), Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

"Child Mortality in Central Asia: Environment, Agriculture and Social Policy" (with F. FitzRoy), 2006, Central Asian Survey, 25, 4: 481-498.

"Child Mortality and the Environment in Developing Countries" (with F. FitzRoy) Population and Environment, 27, 2006, 3: 263-384.

Working Papers

17/2006 Jennifer Franz, Colin Kirkpatrick Integrating Sustainable Development into EC Policymaking: An Evaluation of Recent Impact Assessments (PDF, 115KB).

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International Conference Presentations

ESEE 2007: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences for Sustainability, Leipzig, Germany, 5-7 June, 2007, (Paper accepted).

Easy Eco: Improving the Quality of Sustainable development Projects, Saarbrucken, Germany 11-14 October 2006, (Paper presented).

ISEE/ISEA International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology and Exposure, Paris, France (Poster presentation), September 2006.

Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28-30 September 2006 (Paper presented).

Economics of Poverty, Environment, and Natural Resource Use, 17-19 May 2006, Wageningen, the Netherlands (Paper presented).

Education and Qualifications

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PhD School of Economics and Finance. University of St. Andrews. Year of award: 20067.
Thesis title: Quantification and valuation of environmental health in Central Asia.

M.Litt in Management, Economics, International Relations (MEIR). School of Economics and Finance, University of St. Andrews. Year of award: 2003.
Dissertation title: Cost-benefit analysis of the Aral Sea crisis.

BA in College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado (Boulder), USA. Year of award: 1999.