Daniel Matisoff teaches and conducts research in the areas of public policy and environmental policy. His research focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of comparative approaches to addressing environmental problems. His work has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the European Union Center for Excellence, and the German Academic Exchange Service, and has resulted in publications in Environment, Review of Policy Research, and International Environmental Agreements. His current research interests include: evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of voluntary approaches to climate change policy; examining the impacts of state approaches to energy and climate change policy; examining the impacts of international environmental agreements; evaluating the comparative trade-offs of privatization initiatives in state and national park systems, both in the U.S. and abroad.