Bryan Leonard

Associate Professor & SER Chair of Environment & Natural Resources
University of Wyoming

About

I am an Associate Professor and SER Chair of Environment and Natural Resources at the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. I study the implications of different institutional responses to environmental and natural resource problems, focusing on land, water, and other resources.

Much of my research can be parsed into three cross-cutting themes: i) tradeoffs between economic efficiency and other goals (such as equity) when designing policy; ii) the relationship between property rights and collective action problems; and iii) the modern challenges and historical foundations of public resource management in the American West. By studying the contemporary legacy of past policies, my research informs the design of institutions to solve pressing resource challenges today.

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