Founded in 1952, Resources for the Future (RFF) contrib-
utes to environmental and natural resource policymaking
worldwide by performing independent social science
research.

RFF pioneered the application of economics as a tool to develop
more effective policy about the use and conservation of natural
resources. Its scholars continue to employ social science methods to
analyze critical issues concerning pollution control, energy policy, land
and water use, hazardous waste, climate change, biodiversity, and the
environmental challenges of developing countries.

RFF Press supports the mission of RFF by publishing book-length
works that present a broad range of approaches to the study of natural
resources and the environment. Its authors and editors include RFF
staff, researchers from the larger academic and policy communities,
and journalists. Audiences for RFF publications include all of the par-
ticipants in the policymaking process--scholars, the media, advocacy
groups, NGOs, professionals in business and government, and the
general public.

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