People | George R. Parsons

George R. Parsons
Associate Director and Professor
Marine Policy
University of Delaware
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
307 Robinson Hall
 Phone: 1-302-831-6891

gparsons@udel.edu

 

Education

  • A.B., Economics, Indiana University, 1975.
  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1985.

Research Interests

My research interests are in the areas of applied welfare economics, benefit-cost analysis, and damage assessment as applied to environmental and natural resource management issues.  Most of my work is focused on choice modeling -- travel-cost models, hedonic price models, contingent valuation methods, and stated preference models.  I am particularly interested in applications to coastal and ocean resources.  

My current research includes economic valuation studies of beach use, shorebirds, electric vehicles, offshore wind farms, and compensatory restoration.

Teaching

I teach Environmental Economics (MAST/ECON 676), Applied Policy Analysis (MAST 672/ECON 670), Valuing the Environment (MAST/ECON 867), and the Marine Policy Seminar (MAST 873).

Selected Publications

Selected Works        Google Scholar              

Other

Student Advisement

Ph.D. Marine Studies Students: Kelley Myers
Ph.D. Economic Students: Zhe Chen, Ekaterina Karpov and Jenna Toussaint

Outside Activities

Environmental Economics Committee, Scientific Advisory Board, USEPA 2008-12
National Academy of Sciences, Panel on Recreational Fishing Survey Methods, 2005-6
Board of Directors, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 1999-2002
Associate Editor, Marine Resource Economics, 1999-2008
Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1994-7

Vitae

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  • College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment  •   111 Robinson Hall  •   Newark, DE 19716  •   USA
    Phone: 302-831-2841  •   E-mail: ceoe-info@udel.edu