Professor of Agricultural
Economics at Texas A&M University. Also Research Fellow, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, and
participating faculty member of the Hydrologic Science and Policy graduate program.
Received B.A. in Geography
at the University of Colorado (1977) and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado (1986).
Most of my recent research efforts have involved policy analysis
linking risk and uncertainty perceptions to environment or health. I also do non-market valuation,
connecting microeconomic theory to applied econometrics to be able to estimate values individuals have for health risk reductions and resource changes.
Recent research projects include a national study of arsenic in drinking water, funded via the STAR
grant program for the U.S. EPA (2005-2007), and a small, exploratory study of hurricane risks, funded by the National Science Foundation (2006-2007).
New papers on risk, arsenic in drinking water, and some other topics can be found
at Papers page (click at left).
I typically teach one undergraduate course in environmental and resource economics each year.
I also often teach a graduate "frontiers" course in environmental and resource economics.
Special Focus: Water resource economics,
Risk and Uncertainty, Non-market Valuation.
Current Responsibilities: Member of the Environmental and Natural Resources Working Group, Texas A&M
Phone: (979) 845-3555
Fax: (979) 845-9769
Send an e-mail: wdshaw@tamu.edu
To find my papers, vita (in pdf), etc., click the links at left of this page.
If you cannot find me during summer time, I am probably in Colorado. For whereabouts, contact: mzinn@tamu.edu
Link to New Water book website: http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/Bookentry_Main.lasso?id=3495
Go the Environmental and Resource Economics Webpage
Revised: 2003-07-10