BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Name: Stephen Charles Farber May 1997
Address: 3E32 FQUAD, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15101
Phone: 0: 412-648-7602; H: 412-487-1078
Internet: eofarb@vms.cis.pitt.edu
Date and Place of Birth: September 2, l944; Fort Sumner, NM
Education:
Grinnell College, B.A., 1966, Economics
Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., l973, Economics
Fields of Interest:
Micro, Environmental and Resource Economics
Scholarships:
Earhart Foundation Fellowship, 1968-69.
Experience:
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge), Environmental and Resources, Mathematical Economics, Industrial Organization, 1973 to 1977.
Associate Professor, LSU (Baton Rouge), 1977 to 1983.
Full Professor, LSU (Baton Rouge), 1983-1990.
Partnership for Excellence Research Fellow, LSU, 1990 to 1992.
Director of Graduate Studies, LSU 1990 to 1992.
South Central Bell Distinguished Professor, 1991 to 1992.
Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 1992 to present.
Director, Environmental Policy Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1996 to present.
Refereed Publications related to Project (post 1985):
I. Relevant to proposed project
"Willingness to Pay to Avoid Acute Ambient Air Quality Conditions: The Case of Outdoor Exercisers," with A. Rambaldi, Contemporary Policy Issues, October 1993: 19-30.
"The Valuation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems," with R. Costanza and J. Maxwell, Ecological Economics, Dec. 1989: 335-363.
"The Economic Value of Wetland Systems," With R. Costanza, Journal of Environmental Management January 1987: 41-53.
"The Value of Coastal Wetlands for Protection of Property Against Hurricane Wind Damage," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 14, 1987: 143-51.
"Using Natural Coastal Wetland Systems for Wastewater Treatment: an Economic Benefit
Analysis," with A. Breaux and J. Day, Journal of Environmental Management,
vol 44 (1995): 285-291.
"The Economic Welfare Loss of Projected Louisiana Wetlands Disintegration,"
Contemporary Economic Policy, 14(1) (1996): 92-106.
"The Value of the World’s Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital," with R. Costanza, R. d’Arge, et al., Nature, vol. 387, May 15, 1997: 253-260.
"Undesirable Facilities and Property Values: A Summary of Empirical Studies," Ecological Economics, forthcoming.
II. Five additional publications (post 1985)
"Local and Global Incentives for Sustainability: Failures in Economic Systems," ed. by
Robert Costanza and Joy Bartholemew, Ecological Economics: The Science and
Management of Sustainability, Columbia U. Press, 1991.
"The Economic Cost of Residual Environmental Risk: A Case Study of Louisiana,"
Journal of Environmental Management, vol 36 (1), 1992: 1-16.
"Accounting for South/Non-South Wage Differentials," With R. Newman, Rev. Econ. &
Statistics, May 1987: 215-24.
"The Value of Coastal Wetlands for Recreation," Journal of Environmental Management,
June 1988: 299-313.
"Regional Wage Differentials and the Spatial Convergence of Worker Characteristic
Prices," With R. Newman, Review of Economics and Statistics, May 1989:
PhD Dissertation Supervision in last five years:
George Foy, LSU (1989), "Environmental Income Accounting."
Alicia Rambaldi, LSU (1992), "A Regional Market Model for Construction Aggregate Materials."
Allan Dupont, LSU (1992), "The Effects of Oil and Gas Produced Waters Discharge Regulations on Coastal Louisiana Oil and Gas Activity."
Salpie Djoundourian, LSU (1993), "The Distribution of Toxic Sources in Louisiana: Community Characteristics and Industry Behavior."
Brian Griner, University of Pittsburgh (1997), "A Conjoint Analysis of Water Quality Enhancements in Western Pennsylvania."