Welcome to Resource Economics
At the Department of Resource Economics, we tackle complex questions about how to use our environmental, natural and human resources. By researching important societal problems and gathering and analyzing data, we offer policy solutions that move the needle on today’s most pressing issues. Our undergraduate and graduate programs focus on industrial organization, environmental economics, natural resource economics, and consumer and family economics. And our award-winning faculty produces groundbreaking research that impacts how we approach our world.
Jung Hwan Koh, Kelly Hellman and Irene Mussio win Vijay Bhagavan and Carolyn Harper graduate student awards
Jung Hwan Koh received the Vijay Bhagavan Teaching Assistant of Distinction Award for being a model teaching assistant. Kelly Hellman and Irene Mussio were awarded the Carolyn Harper Fund and Fellowship for scholarly achievement and exemplifying concern for social and environmental issues, and racial and gender justice. Read More.
Nathan Chan awarded 2018-19 Mutual Mentoring Micro Grant
Nathan Chan, assistant professor of resource economics, has been awarded a 2018-19 Mutual Mentoring Micro Grant from the Institute for Teaching Excellence & Faculty Development (TEFD). Read More.
Volunteer for Upcoming Experiments
Register for experiments conducted at Willis Experimental Economics Laboratory. Participants will be compensated, and no prior economics training is necessary. To register please visit the Experimental Economics Online Recruitment System.
For more information and to access the Willis Lab FAQs, please visit the Experimental Economics Website.
Spring 2018 Seminars
For more information contact Christine Crago (ccrago "at" resecon.umass.edu, 545-5738).
Competition, Product Proliferation and Welfare: A Study of the U.S. Smartphone Market
March 9, 2018
3:30-5:00 pm | 303 Stockbridge Hall
Ying Fan, University of Michigan
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Long-Run Health Dynamics in the Wake of Disaster: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina
April 6, 2018
3:30-5:00 pm | 303 Stockbridge Hall
Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois
Eliciting Subjective Belief Distribution
April 13, 2018
3:30-5:00 pm | 301 Stockbridge Hall
Glenn Harrison, Georgia State University
Market Concentration, Market Shares, and Retail Food Prices: Evidence from the U.S. Women, Infants, and Children Program
April 20, 2018
3:30-5:00 pm | 303 Stockbridge Hall
Ricky Volpe, California Polytechnic State University