Dominic Parker - Do Environmental Agencies Actually Help The Environment?

Alex speaks with Dominic Parker about his 2024 paper with Dean Lueck entitled "The Economic Origins And Extent Of America's First Environmental Agencies"

Episode Notes:

Dominic's paper: https://aae.wisc.edu/dparker/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/11/Lueck-and-Parker-Agencies-November-2024.pdf 

Some history on the conservation movement from 1850-1920 via the American Library of Congress:

https://www.loc.gov/item/00529694/