Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1985
• A.B., Economics, Indiana University, 1975

Teaching Interests:

• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Nonmarket Valuations

Activities and Honors:

• Committee Member, Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, Scientific Advisory Board, US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008-
• Committee Member, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on the Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods, 2005-6.
• Associate Editor, Marine Resource Economics, 1999-2007.
• Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1994-1997.
• Board of Directors, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 1999-2002.
• Grants: US Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Recent Publications:

• Parsons, G. R. and S. Thur. "Valuing Changes in the Quality of Coral Reef Ecosystems: A State Preference Study of SCUBA Diving in the Bonaire National Marine Park". Environmental and Resource Economics, Forthcoming 2008.
• Borchers, A. M., J. M. Duke, and G. R. Parsons, "Does Willingness to Pay for Green Energy Differ by Source?" Energy Policy, 35(6):3327-34, 2007.
• Parsons, G. R., A. O. Morgan, J. C. Whitehead, and T. C. Haab, "The Welfare Effects of Pfiesteria-Related Fish Kills: A Contingent Behavior Analysis of Seafood Consumers". Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 35/2: 349-356, October 2006.
• Reiter, M. A., G. R. Parsons, R. W. Scarborough, C. Fan, and S. M. Thur. "An Interdisciplinary Model for the St. Jones River Watershed, Delaware: Development, Results, and Implications" Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Restoration, 2:38-50, 2006.
• Parsons, G. R. and J. Noailly, "A Value Capture Property Tax for Financing Beach Nourishment Projects: An Application to Delaware's Ocean Beaches" Ocean and Coastal Management, 47:49-61, 2004.
• Scrogin, D., K. Boyle, G. Parsons, and A. J. Plantinga, "Effects of Regulations on Expected Catch, Expected Harvest, and Site Choice of Recreational Anglers." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 86 (4): 963-974, 2004.
• von Haefen, R., D. Phaneuf, and G. R. Parsons "Estimation and Welfare Analysis with Large Demand Systems" Journal of Business and Economics Statistics 22(2), 2004.