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Working Papers

2021

1. Modeling the economic effects of increased drop-out rates from high school
   Centre of Policy Studies/IMPACT Centre Working Papers, Victoria University, Centre of Policy Studies/IMPACT Centre

2014

2. Residual Risk Accounting: A Pilot Study of the Coastal Sector
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics

2013

3. How (not) to Lie with Benefit-Cost Analysis
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How (Not) to Lie with Benefit-Cost Analysis, The Economists' Voice, De Gruyter (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
4. Slot Machine Payback Percentages: The Devil is in the Moment
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Slot Machine Payback Percentages: The Devil is in the MomentS, Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, University of Buckingham Press (2014) (2014)

2012

5. Evaluating Central Regulatory Institutions with an Application to the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics View citations (1)

2011

6. Estimating The Ex-Ante Willingness to Pay for Flood Protection
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics View citations (2)

2010

7. Are There Net State Social Benefits or Costs from Legalizing Slot Machine Gambling?
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics

2009

8. Incorporating Equity in Regulatory and Benefit-Cost Analysis Using Risk Based Preferences
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Incorporating Equity in Regulatory and Benefit‐Cost Analysis Using Risk‐Based Preferences, Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
9. The Benefit-Cost Analysis of Security Focused Regulations
   UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Benefit-Cost Analysis of Security Focused Regulations, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter (2009) (2009)

2008

10. Improving the Regulatory Analysis of the Cooling Water Intake Structure Rule: What Does an Economist Want?
    UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics
11. Random Error and Simulation Models With an Unobserved Dependent Variable as applied to the Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act
    UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics

1998

12. Using Environmental Benefit-Cost Analysis to Improve Government Performance
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (1998)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Li and Pizer in the short-run: A comment on discounting
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2024, 127, (C)

2023

2. The Net Benefits and Residual Cost from U.S. Border Management of the Initially Inadmissible
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2023, 14, (1), 163-189

2020

3. Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Homeland Security Research: A Risk‐Informed Methodology with Applications for the U.S. Coast Guard
   Risk Analysis, 2020, 40, (3), 450-475
4. Retrospective Benefit–Cost Analysis of Security-Enhancing and Cost-Saving Technologies
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2020, 11, (3), 479-500

2018

5. Welfare Analysis: Bridging the Partial and General Equilibrium Divide for Policy Analysis
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2018, 9, (1), 67-83 View citations (5)

2016

6. Residual Risk Accounting: A Pilot Study
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, 62, (4), 775-784

2015

7. Adding Value with Benefit-Cost Analysis: Forecasting Net Social Benefit from Impacts of Slot Machine Gambling in Maryland
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2015, 6, (2), 281-304

2014

8. Applied Welfare Economics: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Projects and Policies
   Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (12), 2020-2021
9. Slot Machine Payback Percentages: The Devil is in the MomentS
   Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 2014, 8, (2), 55-71
   See also Working Paper Slot Machine Payback Percentages: The Devil is in the Moment, UMBC Economics Department Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2013

10. How (Not) to Lie with Benefit-Cost Analysis
    The Economists' Voice, 2013, 10, (1), 45-50 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper How (not) to Lie with Benefit-Cost Analysis, UMBC Economics Department Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

11. News and Social Cost: The Case of Oil Spills and Distant Viewers
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2012, 3, (4), 24 View citations (2)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2012, 3, (4), 1-22 (2012) View citations (2)

2011

12. Incorporating Equity in Regulatory and Benefit‐Cost Analysis Using Risk‐Based Preferences
    Risk Analysis, 2011, 31, (6), 902-907 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Incorporating Equity in Regulatory and Benefit-Cost Analysis Using Risk Based Preferences, UMBC Economics Department Working Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
13. Labor Expenditures and Benefit-Cost Accounting in Times of Unemployment
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2011, 2, (2), 9 View citations (8)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2011, 2, (2), 1-9 (2011) View citations (6)
14. Towards Principles and Standards for the Benefit-Cost Analysis of Safety
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2011, 2, (3), 25 View citations (3)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2011, 2, (3), 1-25 (2011) View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Towards principles and standards for the benefit–cost analysis of safety, Chapters, 2013, 172-193 (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2010

15. Introduction to Inaugural Issue
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, 1, (1), 3
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, 1, (1), 1-3 (2010)

2009

16. The Benefit-Cost Analysis of Security Focused Regulations
    Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2009, 6, (1), 22
    See also Working Paper The Benefit-Cost Analysis of Security Focused Regulations, UMBC Economics Department Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2007

17. ECONOMICS AT THE GAO
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (1), 1-2
18. THE ECONOMICS OF HOMELAND SECURITY EXPENDITURES: FOUNDATIONAL EXPECTED COST‐EFFECTIVENESS APPROACHES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (1), 14-26 View citations (13)

2005

19. Pollution Trading in Water Quality Limited Areas: Use of Benefits Assessment and Cost-Effective Trading Ratios
    Land Economics, 2005, 81, (2) View citations (30)

2004

20. Using Risk Assessment, Benefit‐Cost Analysis, and Real Options to Implement a Precautionary Principle
    Risk Analysis, 2004, 24, (3), 727-735 View citations (9)

2003

21. Comparative Risk and Policy Analysis in Environmental Health
    Risk Analysis, 2003, 23, (6), 1337-1349 View citations (4)

2002

22. Risk-based decision analysis in support of precautionary policies
    Journal of Risk Research, 2002, 5, (4), 391-417 View citations (4)

2001

23. Continuation rights, precautionary principle, and global change
    Risk, Decision and Policy, 2001, 6, (3), 145-155 View citations (1)
24. Encountering the Past in Nature: Essays in Environmental History. Edited by Timo Myllyntaus and Mikko Saikku. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2001 (Revised Edition). Pp. xix, 166. $16.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (3), 868-869

1999

25. The duality of taxes and tradable permits: A survey with applications in Central and Eastern Europe
    Environment and Development Economics, 1999, 4, (4), 519-535 View citations (27)

1998

26. Environmental equity and sustainability: rejecting the Kaldor-Hicks criteria
    Ecological Economics, 1998, 27, (2), 183-188 View citations (17)

1996

27. Marine protected areas: emerging economics
    Marine Policy, 1996, 20, (6), 439-446 View citations (13)

1995

28. Extinction and market forces: two case studies
    Ecological Economics, 1995, 13, (2), 115-123 View citations (8)
29. The dual political economy of taxes and tradable permits
    Economics Letters, 1995, 49, (2), 217-220 View citations (26)

1991

30. Does Analysis Matter? Economics and Planning in the Department of the Interior
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 73, (1), 172-76 View citations (2)
31. Economic indicators of resource scarcity: Comment
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1991, 21, (2), 190-194

1989

32. Extraction at the intensive margin: Metal supply and grade selection in response to anticipated and unanticipated price changes
    Resources and Energy, 1989, 11, (1), 1-21 View citations (8)

1987

33. Does area-wide offshore leasing decrease bonus revenues?
    Resources Policy, 1987, 13, (4), 289-294
34. Lease delay rights: Market valued permits and offshore leasing
    Resources Policy, 1987, 13, (2), 113-122 View citations (1)

1985

35. Testing the Efficiency of Extraction from a Stock Resource
    Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (3), 452-87 View citations (44)

Edited books

2018

1. Teaching Benefit-Cost Analysis
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2013

2. Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (4)

Chapters

2018

1. Simulation: Incorporating uncertainty
   Chapter 19 in Teaching Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2018, pp 232-238

2015

2. A comparison of key benefit estimation issues for natural hazards and terrorism: ex ante/ex post valuation and endogenous risk
   Chapter 6 in Benefit–Cost Analyses for Security Policies, 2015, pp 140-154

2013

3. Towards principles and standards for the benefit–cost analysis of safety
   Chapter 5 in Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis, 2013, pp 172-193 View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Towards Principles and Standards for the Benefit-Cost Analysis of Safety, De Gruyter (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2007

4. Microeconomic Performance: Uses, Gaps, and Opportunities to Apply Benefit–Cost Analysis
   A chapter in Research in Law and Economics, 2007, pp 87-102

1997

5. A Survey of Pollution Charge Systems and Key Issues in Policy Design
   Chapter 2 in Controlling Pollution in Transition Economies, 1997, pp 29-45