RESEARCH AREAS

Behavioral Responses to Fisheries Policy
Ongoing Research

• "Reducing the Prohibited Species Catch of Pacific Halibut: A Prospective Analysis of Fleet Behavior in the North Pacific Groundfish Fisheries," with Joshua Abbott and Alan Haynie.
• “Modeling Fleet Behavior in a Multispecies Fishery with Output Quotas: An Annual Planning Approach," with Dawn Dougherty, Chris Anderson, Keita Abe, Alan Haynie, Ray Hilborn, and Jim Ianelli.

• “Dynamic Choice of Target Species: Estimation and Policy Simulation for the Alaskan Pollock Fishery,” with Keita Abe and Chris Anderson.
• “Socioeconomic Impacts of Fisheries Management Changes: Connecting Fishery Policies to Fishing Portfolios,” with Kailin Kroetz, Jim Sanchirico, and Dan Lew.
• “Managing for Spillovers Across Limited-Entry Fisheries,” with Billy Swanson.
• “Pricing the Risk of Commercial Fishing,” with Billy Swanson.

 Past Research

• "Empirical Models of Fisheries Production: Conflating Technology with Incentives?" with J.K. Abbott and A.C. Haynie.  
• ​"Fisheries Production: Spatial Choice, Management, and the Quest Policy Invariance," with J.K. Abbott and J.E. Wilen.
• ​"Hidden Flexibilities: Institutions, Incentives, and the Margins of Selectivity in Fishing," with J.K. Abbott and A.C. Haynie. 
• "Unraveling the Multiple Margins of Rent Generation from Individual Transferable Quotas," with J.K. Abbott and J.E. Wilen. 
• "Modeling Biological and Economic Implications of Layered Management Measures for Bering Sea Groundfish Fisheries," with D. Dougherty, C. Anderson, K. Abe, R. Hilborn, G. Knapp.

Program Evaluation
Ongoing Research

• "Universal Cash and Crime,” with Brett Jordan and Mouhcine Guettabi.​
• "Universal Cash and Childhood Obesity,” with Brett Jordan and Mouhcine Guettabi.​

Past Research

• “Short-run Impacts of a Severance Tax Change: Evidence from Alaska," with Mouhcine Guettabi and Audrey-Loraine Tanaka.
• “Mechanisms Matter for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Marine Reserves,” with Alan Haynie.

Fisheries Management
Ongoing Research

• "Economic Connectivity and Cross-Fishery Leakage: Defining the Proper Policy Scope for Ecosystem-Based Management," with Kailin Kroetz, Justine Huetteman, Dan Lew, and Jim Sanchirico.

• “Commercial Fishing and Local Economic Multipliers: Evidence from Alaska,” with Brett Jordan and Mouhcine Guettabi.

Past Research

• "Alaskan Fishing Community Revenues and the Stabilizing Role of Fishing Portfolios," with S.A. Sethi and G. Knapp.
• “Unintended Consequences of Enforcement in a Cooperative Institution: Experimental Evidence from Tanzanian Fishers," with Spencer MacColl, Paul Onyango, and Yaniv Stopnitzky.
• “Identifying the Potential for Cross-Fishery Spillovers: A Network Analysis of Alaskan Permitting Patterns,” with Ethan Addicott, Kailin Kroetz, Justine Huetteman, Dan Lew, and Jim Sanchirico.

Decision Methods for Managing Human-Ecological Systems
Ongoing Research

• “Changing the Paradigm of Halibut Management in Alaska,” with Courtney Carothers, Courtney Lyons, and Curry Cunningham. 
• "A Co-Viability Approach to Managing Multi-Use Fisheries for Pacific Halibut in the Bering Sea," with Curry Cunningham.
• "Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Management and Hydropower Generation in Endangered Species Recovery," with Lucas Bair.

Past Research

• “Identifying Cost-Effective Invasive Species Control to Enhance Endangered Species Populations in the Grand Canyon, USA,” with Lucas Bair, Charles Yackulic, Michael Springborn, Craig Bond, and Lew Coggins.