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Hilary Sigman is a Professor of Economics at Rutgers University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She conducts research on the empirical effects of environmental policy. Her current research focuses on topics including waste and recycling, contaminated site cleanup, and water resources. This research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency. She has served on committees of the U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory Board and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. She holds a B.A. from Yale, an M.Phil. from Cambridge University (U.K.), and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.