ABOUT ME
I am an applied microeconomist specializing in environmental and natural resource economics. I use econometric methods and applied microeconomic theory to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of environmental policy, how regulations affect landowners' decisions, and how private groups impact the enforcement of environmental regulations and the provision of public goods. My current research examines the role of private environmental groups in endangered species conservation and the efficiency of tax deductibility for donations to environmental nonprofits. My research has been published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Land Economics, Nature Sustainability and other outlets. I have taught econometrics, environmental and resource economics, environmental law, policy, and economics, microeconomics, and mathematical economics.
EDUCATION
Oregon State University - PhD - 2003
Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Wisconsin, Madison - MS - 1995
Economics
Kalamazoo College - BA - 1992
Economics - magna cum laude
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economics of Endangered Species Conservation
Incentives for conservation on private land
Effectiveness of endangered species legislation
Interest groups, litigation, and ESA implementation.
Environmental groups and species recovery
Nonprofit organizations, environmental regulation, and environmental public goods
Citizen suits and voluntary agreements
Citizen suits and public enforcement
Citizen suits and self-reporting
Private Provision of public goods by environmental groups
Effect of environmental quality on fundraising and contributions to environmental nonprofits.
Citizen suits and Endangered Species Act Implementation
Tax deductibility of contributions to nonprofits and environmental public good provision
Environmental groups and mitigation of regulatory free-riding.
Environmental groups and regulatory overcompliance.
Environmental groups and fracking bans.
Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Policy
Federal Crop Insurance
Bioenergy Policies
Land Use Regulations
Others
Climate change and urban water use
Forest management, and carbon sequestration
Irrigation decisions
Household fuel choice
Temperature forecasts and fisheries management
Incentives for wildfire risk mitigation