Behavioral and environmental policy research on the frontier
About The Group
The Teton Group is a distinguished collection of prominent scholars conducting research at the intersection of behavioral science and environmental policy. Each year, the group convenes in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to collaborate on groundbreaking research that shapes current ideas and debates in environmental economics and policy.
Featured Research
Create a culture of experiments in environmental programs
Calls on environmental agencies to adopt rigorous randomized experiments as standard practice, arguing that without experimental evidence, billions in environmental spending may fail to achieve conservation goals. [full paper]
The impact of experiments on environmental policy and natural resource management
This paper documents the direct impact of experimental research on environmental policy and natural resource management decisions, including shaping the designs of emissions trading programs, fishing regulations, conservation auctions, and regulatory enforcement and compliance. [full paper]
Offering environmental protection the same standing as roads and pipelines
Environmental protection should be treated analogously to infrastructure under the Takings Clause. We argue a regulation is a compensable taking when it restricts a land use for which a voluntary market or contractual mechanism already exists.
The intangibility of risk reduction
We argue that the intangibility of risk reduction is a distinct and under appreciated source of policy bias--one that operates even when voters are rational, information is abundant, and risks are well-understood.
The climate policy pyramid
A pyramid is used to organize climate policies by impact, which invites researchers to ask new questions and chart new directions. The broader agenda can help behavioral science contribute more powerfully to systemic change needed to address climate change.
Our Members
Todd Cherry
Professor and John S. Bugas Chair
University of Wyoming
Mary Evans
Professor
University of Texas
Paul Ferraro
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Jacob Hochard
Knobloch Associate Professor of Conservation Economics
University of Wyoming
Steffen Kallbekken
Research Director
Center for International Climate Research, Oslo Norway
Bryan Leonard
Associate Professor and SER Chair
University of Wyoming
George Loewenstein
Hubert A. Simon University Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
Peter Martinsson
Professor
University of Gothenburg
James Murphy
Professor and Rasmuson Chair
University of Alaska Anchorage
Jennifer Raynor
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jason Shogren
Professor and Stroock Chair of Natural Resource Conservation and Management
University of Wyoming
Linda Thunström
Professor
University of Wyoming
Daan Van Soest
Professor
Tilburg University
Leaf Van Boven
Professor
University of Colorado
Christian Vossler
Professor and J. Fred Holly Chair of Excellence
University of Tennessee
Meetings and Retreats
2026 Fall Meeting
September 24 - 27, 2026
2026 Summer Retreat
June 15 - 18, 2026
2025 Fall Meeting
September 25 - 28, 2025
2024 Fall Meeting
September 19 - 22, 2024
Lead Group Writing Retreat
July 15 - 20, 2024
2023 Fall Meeting
October 27 - 29, 2023
Lead Group Writing Retreat
January 27 - 29, 2023
2022 Fall Meeting
September 29 - October 2, 2022
2022 Spring Retreat
April 8 - 11, 2022
2021 Fall Meeting
October 7 - 10, 2021
