My research focuses on the economics of water resources and ecosystem management, in particular:

 

• Federal and state regulation of ambient water pollution

• Sustainable water use in agriculture

• Water management to protect aquatic species habitats

 

The methods and techniques I use to address these issues consist of applied microeconomic theory, dynamic optimization, applied econometrics, and policy analysis.

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I am particularly interested in interdisciplinary approaches to address these questions, especially work that requires modeling human decision-making, hydrologic and ecological processes, and the connections between them.

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I am also interested in the economics of scientific research, especially the valuation of socioeconomic benefits of Earth science information. I previously served as Director of the Consortium for the Valuation of Applications Benefits Linked with Earth Science (VALUABLES), a cooperative agreement between Resources for the Future (RFF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to carry out research, outreach, and communications activities relating to the societal value of information derived from Earth-observing satellites.