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Field research
Environmental Economics
JULY 28, 2015
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Field research
Environmental Economics
JULY 6, 2015
I hiked the Crabtree Falls loop with the youngest daughter of environmental economics (ydee) on Friday. The Falls were very crowded but if you actually do the 1.7 miles of the 2.5 mile loop (instead of heading back the way you came), you are all alone. My western NC waterfalls book actually suggests avoiding the loop (what?). The first video is Crabtree Falls and the second is a smaller waterfall ("lesser crabtree falls") that you miss if you go back the way you came
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Undergraduate research
Environmental Economics
JULY 11, 2016
Some random thoughts, just to get them out of my brain: In the Thursday plenary, Thomas Nechyba talked about re-organizing the curriculum to make it easier to encourage and support undergraduate research. Each student writes their own research paper and presents it to their peers. Jennifer Imazeki: Just got back from CTREE – many thanks to everyone who helped make it such a success!
Undergraduate research
Environmental Economics
APRIL 15, 2011
Here is Aaron Wallace presenting his poster at the undergraduate research fair Awhile back readers helped out with a pretest of a survey. We revised the survey accordingly and collected the data. We found that travel cost demand slopes downward and willingness to pay is negatively related to the bid price. No surprises there, but the magnitudes are interesting. We also tested whether a cost uncertainty warning helps avoid starting point bias with repeated WTP questions.
EPA: Climate change research
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 25, 2017
From the EPA climate change webpage : EPA research improves knowledge of the health and environment effects of climate change and provides sustainable solutions for communities to effectively manage and reduce the impacts of a changing climate. Research Areas for Climate Change.
Field Research
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
I'm off for the long weekend to checkout the short term effects of climate change on snow coverage in the Colorado Rockies
Researchers beware: the risk of private money in academic research
Environmental Economics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
I am not opposed to the pursuit of private money to fund academic research, in principle. Even if those strings are not pulled, there is the risk of the perception of non-objectivity when private organizations fund basic research at universities. Unfortunately, though, such private money sometimes comes with strings attached.
Research experience for undergraduates
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 14, 2014
The journal originated from efforts to help students understand and appreciate the research and publication process behind the journal articles they regularly read in classes. There will be an AERE-sponsored session on this topic at the Southern Economic Association meetings in November. Here Here is an example of, what I consider, best practices from Colby College.
Research ideas from the Onion
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 18, 2015
The sports stadium contingent valuation literature is getting saturated. It has become well known that, in most applications, the benefits, including hard to measure "intangibles" like civic pride, do not exceed the costs. However, that is when the payment vehicle is a tax: Emphasizing that a new venue to replace the 19-year-old Edward Jones Dome is an absolute necessity, St.
Research and Birding at Elkhorn Slough
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2017
I asked Virginia Guhin, Education Programs Coordinator of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (ES NERR). Birding California Elkhorn Slough research“What’s that?” We walked some of the trails at the reserve, and I had spotted a large bird hovering in mid-air, almost like a helicopter, just with more flapping. Peering through my binoculars, I saw a white bird with black spots on the undersides of the wings.
Teaching and research are complements, not substitutes
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 30, 2015
Most professors at most universities conduct research in their field. Some of this research advances knowledge in important ways (and is the stuff that fills up textbooks, by the way) and some not so much. For most professors, the act of engaging in research makes them better teachers. For example, I'm sure I could teach micro principles and do a halfway decent job without conducting any research on the side (or teach "out of the book" in macro principles).
Advertising research: downplay the “green”
Green Prophet
MARCH 2, 2020
New research targeting buyers find that consumers prefer functionality over “features” of being green. New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay its green credentials if they want consumers to buy it.
Community-based economic research
Environmental Economics
APRIL 30, 2013
Some context for the tool picture from the local paper: Since 2008, students in Whitehead's classes have participated in community-based research through the university's Appalachian and Community Together Office, which links university classes with local nonprofit agencies. Recent research subjects have included Mountain Home Music concert series, the annual 100-mile bike ride, Blood, Sweat and Gears and, most recently, the annual Valle Country Fair.
EPA: Climate change research grants
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 25, 2017
From the EPA's climate change website : EPA funds climate change research grants to improve knowledge of the health and environment effects of climate change, and provide sustainable solutions for communities to effectively manage and reduce the impacts of a changing climate.
Field Research--Invasive species
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 2, 2013
During my recent vacation (a whirlwind family tour of the Western Caribbean), I spent some time on the island of Roatan (off the coast of Honduras). Being a good environmental steward--stop laughing--i spent some time talking with a representative from the Roatan Marine Park --OK, my family was shopping and I was bored so I stopped by a kiosk for the Marine Park*. I learned that their #1 concern right now is the impact of the invasive Lionfish on tourism.
Teaching environmental economics with mini-research projects
Environmental Economics
APRIL 17, 2018
My sophomore level environmental and resource econ course has a research component. The students are required to write an abstract suitable for submission to an undergraduate research conference. Most of the students are estimating Turnbull willingness to pay using dichotomous choice data from published papers employing regional case studies.
Research project for the large classroom
Environmental Economics
MARCH 23, 2015
I organized a "research experience for undergraduates" session at the SEA meetings this year. I was inspired to include some sort of research activity in any and all classes I teach. I had to figure out how to implement a research project in a large classroom. I presented the following assignment in class today ( Download ECO 2620 Research Project ). No problem, right?
Recovery: Saving a Woodpecker Through Research & Ingenuity
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 3, 2018
Birds & Birding Birds Endangered Species Fire Forests Research RestorationThe red-cockaded woodpecker was once a symbol of “endangered birds versus people.” But the bad old days are over.
National Academies Gulf Research Program Fellowships
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
Sounds like a cool opportunity (open to "social and behavioral sciences"): Apply for a National Academies’ Gulf Research Program early career-research or science policy fellowship by 5pm ET on February 22, 2017. These fellowships support emerging researchers working to prevent oil spills and support healthy coastal communities and ecosystems as well as early-career scientists developing policymaking experience in the Gulf of Mexico region.
"Quick tips on giving research presentations"
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 2, 2014
If you’re talking about your research, make your contributions clear. At the SEA meetings, on the panel titled "top ten tips for young economists," and after Jill Caviglia-Harris gave her talk on research presentations, I had a 20 minute presentation ready for a 15 minute talk. Andrew Gelman: So, if I have any general advice on presentations, let me give it here. As always, think ahead of time about your goals and your audience.
EPA: Research Grants, Fellowship and SBIR Listserv
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 25, 2017
From the EPA's climate change website : Sign up for EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research listserv to receive announcements on new grant, Fellowship, and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding opportunities, upcoming research meetings and webinars, and special announcements.
Collars or Cameras: How Do Researchers Best Monitor Wildlife?
Nature Conservancy - Science
AUGUST 1, 2018
Wildlife researchers are increasingly shifting to trail cams to monitor wildlife populations. Nature Tech Wildlife Camera Traps Mammals Research Technology
Community-based faculty/student economic research
Environmental Economics
JUNE 9, 2014
If that includes you, I've updated by community-based research page: “Community-based research is a unique form of learning at Appalachian that directly collaborates with the community to answer questions and solve problems.”. A lot of people ask me what I've been up to for the past several years*.
Beware all you field researchers
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Make sure that you actually collect data when you do field research : A professor from N.C. The report accuses Stacy Nelson, an associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, of taking two personal trips under the guise of doing research in 2011. State University used grant funds to go on family vacations at top-dollar beach resorts, according to a report by the Office of the State Auditor.
New Research Shows Healthy Agriculture Means Healthier Birds
Nature Conservancy - Science
MARCH 2, 2020
What can stressed-out birds tell us about conservation and agriculture? Ideas
Can CBD Gummies Really Help You Sleep? Research Says Yes
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
The calming effects of CBD gummies seem to help improve sleep patterns, and there’s even some research to prove it. While we do know quite a bit about CBD thanks to recent research, we don’t quite know everything about how this compound interacts with the body.
New Research Examines How, and Where, Birds Fly
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
It reports on research that attempted to uncover whether flight originally started as a running leap, or a misdirected fall. The authors, whose paper appears in Biology Letters , emphasize that no baby birds were harmed during the research. Researchers plotted eBird sightings against satellite imagery of U.S. “I want you / to show me the way,” Peter Frampton sings. Pop music is all well and good for people, but how do birds know the way, when it comes to flying?
"Dean's Club grant research poster session scheduled October 22"
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Where I'll be for 15-30 minutes today (sometime after my 2 hour meeting that begins at 9 and before I must pick up the swim team carpool kids at 2:45): Fourteen Walker College of Business professors and four business students will present their research through a poster session in Peacock Hall on Thursday, October 22. Topics will range from text analytic research studies to the use of promotional tools in the motor carrier industry.
Field Research: Water Conservation in California
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Spending a few days visiting family in Southern California. Went to Catalina Island for the day today. First I took a quick tour of the island. Then I observed the extent of the water shortage on the island: Finally I observed the economic solution to the water shortage. They charged $0.50 for water at lunch. So I ordered beer
"Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review"
Environmental Economics
MARCH 14, 2014
Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn and Virginia McConnell: The next several years will be a key time for research that can enhance this evaluation and inform future policies to reduce GHG emissions and oil use from the light duty fleet. Thus, for the research community, this evaluation is an important invitation to perform research that can aid the agencies in their deliberations.
Community based research
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Here is a product of CBR Consulting (i.e., my benefit cost analysis class): We gathered email addresses at Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park a few weeks ago and sent an internet survey. Of the 106 people who agreed to be interviewed we've received responses from 60 and complete responses from 52 -- enough to do some basic analysis and provide information to local decision makers. The double log OLS recreation demand model is above (n=50). Price elasticity is -0.66
GASP! Exxon downplayed its own scientists' research on climate change
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 23, 2017
A New York Times op ed discusses research on what Exxon knew about climate change and when. Guess what? They knew and didn't admit it publicly*. Anyone surprised? Would you
"Economics seniors present at Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium"
Environmental Economics
APRIL 26, 2018
From last Fall semester : Appalachian State University seniors Alaina Doyle and Anthony Santelle traveled to Campbell University November 4 to present their research at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). Both of these projects were out-of-the-classroom research experiences.
"Congressman Wants to Know Who Pays for Climate Skeptics’ Research"
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
I'd like to know too: A Democratic member of Congress is digging into the funding of a handful of researchers who have questioned the prevailing view on the causes of climate change, The Washington Post reports. The researcher at Colorado, Roger Pielke Jr., My colleagues and I cannot perform our duties if research or testimony provided to us is influenced by undisclosed financial relationships,” Grijalva wrote.
New Research on the Remarkable Binge-Eating Bull Trout
Nature Conservancy - Science
JULY 26, 2016
New research just published in the Journal of Animal Ecology reveals the remarkable eating habits of bull trout at Chilko Lake, British Columbia. Research showed that juvenile salmon experienced high mortality early in the migration. “We The researchers took more samples in 2014, and teamed up with USGS biologists who conducted feeding trials on bull trout in a lab setting. It’s just the latest research on the intricacies of the salmon migration.
I'm a "research parasite" / "party pooper" without apology
Environmental Economics
APRIL 10, 2017
The two scientists have each received an inaugural Research Parasite award, for which they’re honored in the latest issue of Nature Genetics. The idea was a response to a now-infamous editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine that referred to those who picked over the bones of previously published studies as “ research parasites.”. The research parasite who reveals that fact may be viewed by many as a party pooper.”.
Decoy: How Fake Birds Aid Real Research
Nature Conservancy - Science
OCTOBER 30, 2014
So many of the amazing things we learn about birds require getting those birds into a researcher’s hand. With a bird in hand, a researcher can take measurements and samples, attach identifying markers, or mount migration tracking devices. In using a decoy, researchers capitalize on a bird’s territorial nature in order to lure them into catching range. Both a car’s rearview mirror and a decoy represent, in research parlance, a simulated territorial intrusion.
A governor pushes cap-and-trade (and a research opportunity)
Environmental Economics
APRIL 6, 2015
The contrast with climate policy in southern states is stark: [Washington Governor Jay Inslee] has proposed collecting a new charge on emissions from oil refineries, power plants and other industries that would reap an estimated $1.3 billion in the first year. But in contrast to similar systems in California and the Northeast, energy experts said, Mr. Inslee’s plan would use most of the new revenue for education and transportation rather than on climate or energy projects.
Friday beer post: nonmarket and market field research #seriousacademic
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 12, 2016
I was in the field researching coastal erosion (it required a hike from this access point but Mason Inlet is still where they hoped it would be ): I was in charge of the protein on Tuesday night so I went to the market (I bought the big dolphinfish filet on the right and a black drum. You may have noticed that we took a week off last week (if so, get a life!).
"Is Blogging or Tweeting about Research Papers Worth It?"
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Mark Thoma: Via the Lindau blog: The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it?, by Melissa Terras : Eager to find out what impact blogging and social media could have on the dissemination of her work, Melissa Terras took all of her academic research, including papers that have been available online for years, to the web and found that her audience responded with a huge leap in interest.
Lea Kosnik: "Academic Economics Research and Public Policy Measures"
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Lea Kosnik: This paper investigates whether academic research attention to certain policy-related measures (including gross domestic product, unemployment, and inflation) is correlated with empirical measurements of the measures themselves. In other words, when unemployment rises, does research attention to the matter increase? Or do economists pursue research (in the short run) relatively uninfluenced by policy shocks on the ground?
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