Dr. Gina Waterfield is an economist and director in BRG’s Washington, DC, office. She specializes in the areas of environment and natural resources, agriculture, and consumer behavior. She has assisted private and government clients in litigation, regulatory, and decision-making contexts.
Dr. Waterfield has consulted on matters including natural resource damages valuations, policy impact assessments, regulatory compliance issues, water rights disputes, product liability cases, and estimation of environmental liabilities in tax-related proceedings. She has conducted econometric analyses to estimate the health effects of air and water contamination, household and recreational welfare losses due to natural resource injury, and impacts of policy changes on agricultural production, among other topics. In addition to general economic and econometric analytical techniques, Dr. Waterfield has particular expertise in spatial analysis and survey design and implementation.
Areas of Expertise
Education
University of California, Berkeley
PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015
BA and BS, Philosophy and Economics, 2006