Degrees:
Ph.D Economics, Yale
University, 1981
B.A. Economics, Yale
University, 1975,
Magna Cum Laude with
Distinction in
Economics
Current Position:
Professor of
Economics
Institute of Social
and Economic
Research
Department of
Economics
University of Alaska
Anchorage
Previous Experience:
Gunnar Knapp has
been on the faculty
of the University of
Alaska Anchorage
Institute of Social
and Economic
Research since
receiving his Ph.D.
in Economics from
Yale University in
1981. Dr. Knapp has
conducted a wide
variety of research
on the Alaska
economy and Alaska
resources, including
in particular
markets for Alaska
seafood and
management of Alaska
fisheries resources.
Areas of Expertise:
Since 1990, Dr.
Knapp has studied
world salmon markets
and the effects of
changing market
conditions on the
Alaska salmon
industry. From 1994
until 1998, Dr.
Knapp directed the
Salmon Market
Information Service,
funded by the Alaska
Seafood Marketing
Institute, to
provide salmon
market information
to Alaska salmon
fishermen. Dr. Knapp
has made numerous
presentations
relating to salmon
markets for both
academic and
industry groups, and
has traveled to
Canada, Japan,
Russia, Norway,
Chile and Iceland in
connection with his
research on salmon
markets.
Other topics on
which Dr. Knapp has
conducted research
include markets for
Alaska halibut,
herring roe and
pollock;
restructuring of
Alaska salmon
management; effects
of the Alaska
halibut and
sablefish IFQ
system; economic
interactions between
Alaska and the
Russian Far East;
and economic
development of rural
Alaska.
Dr. Knapp speaks
Russian, German,
Swedish and French.
University,
Professional, Public
Service:
Dr. Knapp teaches
courses at the
University of Alaska
Anchorage on the
Economy of Alaska
and Resource
Economics.
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Anchorage, Alaska
99508-4614