Facultywith primary interest in regional and community economics with secondary interest in regional and community economics |
Primary Faculty |
DAVID KRAYBILL Dr. Kraybill's primary research areas are regional economics, rural development, economic development policy, general equilibrium modeling of regions, and business growth analysis. His research has focused on the regional effects of trade and fiscal policies, the effectiveness of tax abatements in stimulating regional employment growth, the regional economic effects of federal environmental policies, the dynamics of regional growth, the determinants of business enterprise growth, and the role of social capital in regional growth. He teaches courses in Microeconomics I (AED Econ 711), Regional Economic Growth: Theory and Methods (AED Econ 840), and Computable General Equilibrium Analysis (AED Econ 902). Recent publications
Current research projects
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Primary Faculty |
ELENA IRWIN Dr. Irwin's area of specialization is regional and community economics. Her primary research interests focus on the consequences of economic growth and decline in local and regional economies, including changes in settlement patterns in suburban, exurban, and rural areas; the influence of government policies on residential and firm location decisions; and the relationship between urban sprawl and core urban decline. This research applies theory and modeling techniques from the fields of spatial and regional economics, including the application of spatial econometrics and geographic information systems (GIS). Courses taught include Principles of Food and Resource Economics (AED Econ 200). Recent publications and papers Irwin, Elena G. and Nancy E. Bockstael, "Endogenous Spatial Externalities: Empirical Evidence and Implications for Exurban Residential Land Use Patterns," forthcoming in Advances in Spatial Econometrics, Luc Anselin and Raymond Florax, editors, 1999. Bockstael, Nancy E. and Elena G. Irwin, "Economics and the Land Use-Environment Link," forthcoming in The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 1999/2000: Edward Elgar Publishing, H. Folmer and T. Tietenberg, editors, 2000. Irwin, Elena G. and Nancy E. Bockstael, "Interacting Agents, Spatial Externalities, and the Endogenous Evolution of Land Use Pattern," Working Paper, 1999. Current research projects Changes in Residential Settlement
Pattern in U.S. Exurban Areas. This research seeks to explain the
"sprawl" pattern of development in urban-rural fringe areas in the U.S.
The objectives are to (1) empirical estimate the influence of neighboring land uses on the
likelihood of an undeveloped parcel's conversion relative to other factors, e.g.
accessibility to urban centers, public services, and minimum lot size zoning and (2)
simulate predicted changes in land use pattern using the estimated parameter values.
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Faculty with Related Interests |
CLAUDIO GONZALES Dr. Gonzalez-Vega's research deals with the financial markets of several countries, with recent interests including the development of financial technologies for marginal clientele, the comparison of formal and informal financial transactions, and the role of the state in financial market development. DOUGLAS GRAHAM Dr. Graham's primary research involves the interaction between financial markets and development in developing countries, emphasizing rural financial agents servicing rural clientele in these societies. DAVID HAHN Dr. Hahn's primary research interests are in agricultural cooperatives, including their role as an alternative business structure in the production, processing, and distribution of food and fiber products. FRED
HITZHUSEN JERRY
LADMAN Dr. Ladman's primary research interests involve rural financial markets in less-developed countries as well as economic and agricultural development in Latin American countries. LAWRENCE W. LIBBY Dr. Libby's research focuses on the economic, social and political consequences of alternative policy mechanisms designed to allocate rights and responsibilities in use od natural resources. Policy options constitute various sets of market rules that influence terms of trade among competitors for the services of natural resources. Consequences of those options include indicators of departure from market efficiency as defined by current market rules, distributional consequences of the changes (whose interests are expanded and whose constrained), and resulting impacts on the politics of resource use as some costs or benefits of policy change are sufficient to gain entry on the policy agenda. Subject matter applications include farmland retention policy, growth management, various agro-environmental issues, protection of unique eco-systems, management of public lands. ALAN RANDALL Dr. Randall's primary research areas are natural resource economics, project evaluation, and benefit cost analysis, including theory and methods of estimating environmental benefits and assessing environmental damages. Teaching responsibilities include Research Methods; organizes and leads the advanced graduate workshop in resource economics each year. In addition to the formal projects listed below, Dr. Randall publishes regularly on the economic and ethical foundations of policy to promote sustainability and biodiversity. BRENT SOHNGEN Dr. Sohngen's primary research interests lie in modeling land-use and land-cover change, economics of nonpoint source pollution, and valuing environmental and ecological change. Recent research efforts include estimating the market impact of climate change in US and global timber markets, estimating the cost of carbon sequestration in forests, valuing southeastern US forests and Lake Erie beaches and beach amenities, and estimating the costs of agricultural pollution control. Currently, Dr. Sohngen is developing an extension and outreach program in environmental and natural resource economics. This program focuses on providing sound economic research results to state and local policymakers. Some of the issues addressed involved sedimentation in the Maumee river basin, the value of Lake Erie beaches, and non point source pollution. Teaching responsibilities include an undergraduate/graduate course in environmental and natural resource economics, including an option to take this as a distance learning course over the internet. DOUGLAS
SOUTHGATE A natural resource economist, Dr. Southgate specializes in the study of environmental problems in developing countries. In addition to the causes of tropical deforestation and the benefits and costs of improved watershed management, his research addresses the influence of public policy on natural resource development. THOMAS
SPORLEDER Dr. Sporleder's primary research is targeted toward commodity marketing, agricultural finance, and agricultural cooperatives. He has a special interest in the economics of biotechnology, especially how it may influence the food system. LUTHER TWEETEN Dr. Tweeten's primary research interests include agricultural policy, international trade, macroeconomic policy, and international and human resource development.
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