Degrees:
Ph. D. Economics,
Yale University 1977
M.A., M.Phil,
Economics, Yale
University 1974
B.A., Economics
(magna cum laude),
Harvard College,
1972
Current Position:
Professor of
Economics
Institute of Social
and Economic
Research
Department of
Economics
University of Alaska
Anchorage
3211 Providence
Drive
Anchorage, Alaska
99508
Previous Experience:
Associate Professor,
ISER, 1986-1998
Assistant Professor,
ISER, 1981-1986
Assistant Professor,
Lyndon B. Johnson
School of Public
Affairs, University
of Texas at Austin,
1977-1981
Rockefeller
Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellow
in Environmental
Affairs, 1978-1979
Areas of Expertise:
I have been
researching social
science and public
policy issues at the
Institute of Social
and Economic
Research (ISER)
since 1981. I fist
came to Alaska in
1978 as a
Rockefeller
Foundation
post-doctoral
fellow. ISER is part
of the College of
Business and Public
Policy at the
University of Alaska
Anchorage (UAA),
where I have a joint
appointment in the
Department of
Economics. For the
2006-2007 academic
year, I was visiting
at the
Fisheries Centre
at the University of
British Columbia in
Vancouver, BC. My
primary areas of
interests include
economic
organization and
non-market
valuation. Research
interests include:
Sustainable
Communities:
institutions and
uncertainty, rural
mixed economies
Natural Resources:
social-ecological
systems, spatial
ecosystem services,
political economy
and institutions
Health and Safety:
alcohol policy,
aviation safety
University,
Professional, Public
Service:
I teach economics
and
interdisciplinary
social science
courses at UAA.
Recent courses
taught include
industrial
organization and
public policy,
comparative economic
systems, petroleum
economics and
cost-benefit
analysis. I also
participate in a
wide variety of
professional service
projects in the
community. I
previously served as
president of the
Alaska Chapter of
the
International
Association for
Energy Economics.
When not in the
office I am often
found hiking or
skiing in the
backcountry near
my home, or perhaps
playing the violin.
Scholarship/Creative
Activity:
Research project
websites
Sustainability of
Arctic Communities
Migration in the
Arctic
Heterogeneity and
Resilience of Human-Rangifer
Systems
Programs
Alaska EPSCoR
BOREAS
Rapid Change,
Vulnerability and
Adaptation (ICARP II
Working Group 10)
Study of
Environmental Arctic
Change (SEARCH)
Publications
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Anchorage, Alaska
99508-4614