{"687279":{"#nid":"687279","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet the Expert: Daniel Matisoff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, Daniel Matisoff was intrigued by the ability of economic markets to help solve environmental problems. \u201cLearning about the regulatory role of governments in cap-and-trade markets for reducing carbon emissions shaped my career path,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/daniel-matisoff\u0022\u003EMatisoff\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy and EPIcenter\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/people-faculty-affiliates\/\u0022\u003Efaculty affiliate\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cIt helped me decide to enter academia after earning my PhD in public policy at Indiana University, where I compared voluntary and mandatory emission reduction policies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, Matisoff continues research activities in this space and also directs a professional\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mseem\u0022\u003Emaster\u2019s program\u003C\/a\u003E whose graduates help implement environmental policies in the public and private sector. Soon after joining the Georgia Tech faculty in 2009, he began to focus on market transformation through regulation, government subsidies and other financial incentives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis led to an award-winning 2023\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/19\/ecolabels-innovation-and-green-market-transformation-learning-leed\u0022\u003Ebook\u003C\/a\u003E about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program. It sparked the construction industry\u2019s green building movement and incentivized early adopters of sustainable technology to create new supply chains. 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