
email: buntaine@bren.ucsb.edu
My research addresses how governments and international organizations can be made accountable for delivering environmental and development policy goals. I work with partners around the world to design and evaluate strategies for the effective governance of environmental resources.
Selected Recent Papers
Floods and Fairness: How Politics Drives Unequal Exposure to Climate Change, Working Paper, 2026
The Evolution of Collective Action: Evidence from Forest Conservation in Mexico, R&R at JOP, 2025
Transparency by Chinese Cities Reduces Pollution Violations and Improves Air Quality, PNAS, 2025
Social Competition Drives Collective Action to Reduce Informal Waste Burning in Uganda, PNAS, 2024