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Dr. Jeffrey CHOW
PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Yale University
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Public Policy

Research Areas

Research Interests

Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Sustainable urban development
Forest management and land use change
Ecosystem services and nature-based solutions
Public health economics and policy

Biography

Jeffrey Chow is a Research Assistant Professor at the Division of Public Policy. His work centers on the economics and policy concerning the environment, ecosystem services, natural resources, sustainable development, climate change, and public health. He is an expert in land use, particularly at the interface of built up and undeveloped landscapes, with his work integrating econometric and spatial analyses. He has taught coursework in environmental economics, sustainable development policy, climate change economics and policy, and quantitative data analysis.

Prior to his current position, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the HKUST Institute for Public Policy and HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Consultant at Environmental Resources Management, Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, and Technical Program Manager at Conservation International Hong Kong. He is also a recipient of the Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellowship and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results Fellowship. He obtained his PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from Yale University.

HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

Li, Z., Zhu, P., Guo, Y., & Chow, J. (2025). Pandemic-era behavioral changes and post-pandemic persistence in the high-density urban context of Hong Kong. Cities, 162, 105940.

Chow, J., Liu, T., Du, C. D., Hu, R., & Wu, X. (2025). From research to policy recommendations: A scientometric case study of air quality management in the Greater Bay Area, China. Environmental Science & Policy, 165, 104025.

Chow, J., Du, C. D., & Wu, X. (2023). Uncertainty and collaborative governance: the role of science in combating shipping air pollution in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, China. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 25(1), 29-41.

Chow, J., Keleman-Saxena, A., Saxena, A., & Bi, E. J. (2022). Climate and cultivation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river delta. In Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change, 73-97. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Chow, J., Fenton, A., Huq, S., Stott, C., Taub, J., & Wright, H. (2019). Synthesis: A future for Bangladesh under a changing climate. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience, 193-203. Springer.

Chow, J., Khanom, T., Hossain, R., & Khadim, J. (2019). Forest management for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience, 39-50. Springer.

Wright, H., Fenton, A., Huq, S., Stott, C., Taub, J., & Chow, J. (2019). Introduction: Bangladesh responds to climate change. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience, 1-6. Springer.

Huq, S., Chow, J., Fenton, A., Stott, C., Taub, J., & Wright, H. (eds). (2019). Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience. Springer.

Chow, J. (2018). Determinants of household fuelwood collection from mangrove plantations in coastal Bangladesh. Forest Policy and Economics, 96, 83-92.

Chow, J. (2018). Mangrove management for climate change adaptation and sustainable development in coastal zones. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 37(2), 139-156.

Smith, G.R., Chow. J., Unmack, P.J., Markle, D.F., Dowling, T.E. (2017). Evolution of the Rhinichthys osculus complex (Telostei: Cyprinidae) in Western North America. In: Fishes of the Mio-Pliocene Western Snake River Plain and Vicinity. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 204(2), 45-84.

Chow, J. (2015). Forests as capital: financial mechanisms for tropical forest conservation. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 34(6-7), 517-533.

Reid, J., Bruner, A., Chow, J., Malky, A., Rubio, J. C., & Vallejos, C. (2015). Ecological compensation to address environmental externalities: lessons from South American case studies. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 34(6-7), 605-622.

Chow, J. (2015). Spatially explicit evaluation of local extractive benefits from mangrove plantations in Bangladesh. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 34(6-7), 651-681.

Chow, J., Doria, G., Kramer, R., Schneider, T., & Stoike, J. (2013). Tropical forests under a changing climate and innovations in tropical forest management. Tropical Conservation Science, 6(3), 315-324.

Paul, G. S., & Chow, J. (2012). Conflict and cooperation: tools for governing tropical forests. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 31(4-5), 311-318.

Blackman, A., Ávalos-Sartorio, B., & Chow, J. (2012). Land cover change in agroforestry: shade coffee in El Salvador. Land Economics, 88(1), 75-101.

Chow, J., Klein, E. Y., & Laxminarayan, R. (2010). Cost-effectiveness of “golden mustard” for treating vitamin A deficiency in India. PLoS One, 5(8), e12046.

Siikamäki, J., & Chow, J. (2008). Biodiversity in the United States. In Perspectives on Sustainable Resources in America,175-222. Routledge.

Blackman, A., Ávalos-Sartorio, B., & Chow, J. (2007). Shade coffee & tree cover loss: lessons from El Salvador. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 49(7), 22-33.

Laxminarayan, R., Chow, J., & Shahid-Salles, S. A. (2006). Intervention cost-effectiveness: overview of main messages. In Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd edition.

Laxminarayan, R., Mills, A. J., Breman, J. G., Measham, A. R., Alleyne, G., Claeson, M., Jha, P., Musgrove, P., Chow., J., Shahid-Salles, S., & Jamison, D. T. (2006). Advancement of global health: key messages from the Disease Control Priorities Project. The Lancet, 367(9517), 1193-1208.

Chow, J., Kopp, R. J., & Portney, P. R. (2003). Energy resources and global development. Science, 302(5650), 1528-1531.

Dr. Jeffrey CHOW
PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Yale University
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Public Policy
Google Scholar:
ORCID:
ResearcherID:
Scopus ID:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Sustainable urban development
Forest management and land use change
Ecosystem services and nature-based solutions
Public health economics and policy

Jeffrey Chow is a Research Assistant Professor at the Division of Public Policy. His work centers on the economics and policy concerning the environment, ecosystem services, natural resources, sustainable development, climate change, and public health. He is an expert in land use, particularly at the interface of built up and undeveloped landscapes, with his work integrating econometric and spatial analyses. He has taught coursework in environmental economics, sustainable development policy, climate change economics and policy, and quantitative data analysis.

Prior to his current position, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the HKUST Institute for Public Policy and HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Consultant at Environmental Resources Management, Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, and Technical Program Manager at Conservation International Hong Kong. He is also a recipient of the Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellowship and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results Fellowship. He obtained his PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from Yale University.

HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

Li, Z., Zhu, P., Guo, Y., & Chow, J. (2025). Pandemic-era behavioral changes and post-pandemic persistence in the high-density urban context of Hong Kong. Cities, 162, 105940.

Chow, J., Liu, T., Du, C. D., Hu, R., & Wu, X. (2025). From research to policy recommendations: A scientometric case study of air quality management in the Greater Bay Area, China. Environmental Science & Policy, 165, 104025.

Chow, J., Du, C. D., & Wu, X. (2023). Uncertainty and collaborative governance: the role of science in combating shipping air pollution in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, China. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 25(1), 29-41.

Chow, J., Keleman-Saxena, A., Saxena, A., & Bi, E. J. (2022). Climate and cultivation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river delta. In Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change, 73-97. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Chow, J., Fenton, A., Huq, S., Stott, C., Taub, J., & Wright, H. (2019). Synthesis: A future for Bangladesh under a changing climate. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience, 193-203. Springer.

Chow, J., Khanom, T., Hossain, R., & Khadim, J. (2019). Forest management for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience, 39-50. Springer.

Wright, H., Fenton, A., Huq, S., Stott, C., Taub, J., & Chow, J. (2019). Introduction: Bangladesh responds to climate change. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience, 1-6. Springer.

Huq, S., Chow, J., Fenton, A., Stott, C., Taub, J., & Wright, H. (eds). (2019). Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh: Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience. Springer.

Chow, J. (2018). Determinants of household fuelwood collection from mangrove plantations in coastal Bangladesh. Forest Policy and Economics, 96, 83-92.

Chow, J. (2018). Mangrove management for climate change adaptation and sustainable development in coastal zones. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 37(2), 139-156.

Smith, G.R., Chow. J., Unmack, P.J., Markle, D.F., Dowling, T.E. (2017). Evolution of the Rhinichthys osculus complex (Telostei: Cyprinidae) in Western North America. In: Fishes of the Mio-Pliocene Western Snake River Plain and Vicinity. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 204(2), 45-84.

Chow, J. (2015). Forests as capital: financial mechanisms for tropical forest conservation. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 34(6-7), 517-533.

Reid, J., Bruner, A., Chow, J., Malky, A., Rubio, J. C., & Vallejos, C. (2015). Ecological compensation to address environmental externalities: lessons from South American case studies. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 34(6-7), 605-622.

Chow, J. (2015). Spatially explicit evaluation of local extractive benefits from mangrove plantations in Bangladesh. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 34(6-7), 651-681.

Chow, J., Doria, G., Kramer, R., Schneider, T., & Stoike, J. (2013). Tropical forests under a changing climate and innovations in tropical forest management. Tropical Conservation Science, 6(3), 315-324.

Paul, G. S., & Chow, J. (2012). Conflict and cooperation: tools for governing tropical forests. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 31(4-5), 311-318.

Blackman, A., Ávalos-Sartorio, B., & Chow, J. (2012). Land cover change in agroforestry: shade coffee in El Salvador. Land Economics, 88(1), 75-101.

Chow, J., Klein, E. Y., & Laxminarayan, R. (2010). Cost-effectiveness of “golden mustard” for treating vitamin A deficiency in India. PLoS One, 5(8), e12046.

Siikamäki, J., & Chow, J. (2008). Biodiversity in the United States. In Perspectives on Sustainable Resources in America,175-222. Routledge.

Blackman, A., Ávalos-Sartorio, B., & Chow, J. (2007). Shade coffee & tree cover loss: lessons from El Salvador. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 49(7), 22-33.

Laxminarayan, R., Chow, J., & Shahid-Salles, S. A. (2006). Intervention cost-effectiveness: overview of main messages. In Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd edition.

Laxminarayan, R., Mills, A. J., Breman, J. G., Measham, A. R., Alleyne, G., Claeson, M., Jha, P., Musgrove, P., Chow., J., Shahid-Salles, S., & Jamison, D. T. (2006). Advancement of global health: key messages from the Disease Control Priorities Project. The Lancet, 367(9517), 1193-1208.

Chow, J., Kopp, R. J., & Portney, P. R. (2003). Energy resources and global development. Science, 302(5650), 1528-1531.