Kyle Meng
Associate Professor, Bren School and Department of Economics, UCSB
Kyle Meng is an Associate Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Management and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Climate and Energy Program Director at the Environmental Markets Solutions Lab, and recently served as Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Dr. Meng studies the equity and efficiency consequences of climate policies and has published in leading economics and science journals. He received his PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University and his Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University. He serves on the board of directors at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Recent work by Kyle Meng
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Avoiding day zero: Drought and water pricing in South Africa
A growing number of urban areas around the world face water scarcity. Focusing on the prolonged drought that Cape Town experienced from 2015 to 2018, this column examines how adaptation shaped outcomes for the city’s residents and for its municipal w...
Published 03.02.26