Jim Murphy is Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska Anchorage and Lecture Professor at Nankai University in Tianjin China. His research focuses on the use of experimental methods to address environmental policy and natural resource management issues. Recent research areas include management of Alaskan fisheries, design and enforcement of emissions trading programs, development of natural gas markets in Alaska, subsistence harvests by the indigenous people of Alaska and Russia. His favorite pastime is spending time with his family. In the summers he enjoys hiking and biking in mountains around Anchorage. In the winter you can find him cross-country skiing or riding his fat-tire snow bike.