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Susana Ferreira


Professor

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Susana Ferreira
Susana Ferreira
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Applied EconomicsEnvironmental Science and ManagementOther EconomicsBanking, Finance and Investment

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, General

University of California, SanDiego UCSD, CA, United States (2004)

Master of Arts, Economics, General

University of California, SanDiego UCSD, CA, United States (2002)

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management, General

Universidad de Navarra, Spain (1997)

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Faculty Award (2017)
  • Plenary Session Speaker (2017)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award (2013)
  • Thank-a-Teacher (2011)

Scholarly Works

  • Life satisfaction and air quality in Europe, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, (2013).
    Ferreira S, Akay A, Brereton F, Cunado J, Martinsson P … 2 more
  • Forgetting the Flood? An Analysis of the Flood Risk Discount over Time, LAND ECONOMICS, (2013).
    Atreya A, Ferreira S, Kriesel W
  • On the Use of Subjective Well-Being Data for Environmental Valuation, ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS, (2010).
    Ferreira S, Moro M
  • What drives households to buy flood insurance? New evidence from Georgia, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, (2015).
    Atreya A, Ferreira S, Michel-Kerjan E
  • Seeing is Believing? Evidence from Property Prices in Inundated Areas, RISK ANALYSIS, (2015).
    Atreya A, Ferreira S

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Contact

sferreir@uga.edu 706-542-0086

Mailing Address

314D Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

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AG & Applied Economics
314D Conner Hall
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