May 1997
Stephen Charles Farber
Address: 3079 Henrich Farm Lane, Allison Park, PA 15101
Phone: 0: 412-648-7602; H: 412-487-1078
Fax: 412-648-2605
E-Mail: eofarb@vms.cis.pitt.edu
Date and Place
of Birth: September 2, l944; Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Marital Status: Married
Degrees: Undergraduate: Grinnell College, B.A. in June, l966; Major in Economics
Graduate: Vanderbilt University,Ph.D., August, l973
Ph.D. Thesis Topic: "Migration and Migration Gains of College Professors"
Supervisor: Dr. T.A. Finegan
Examination Fields: Theory, Industrial Organization, Mathematics
Fields of Interest: Environmental Economics and Regulation, Microeconomics, Industrial Organization
Scholarships:
Earhart Foundation Fellowship, academic year, 1968-69.
Experience:
Instructor, Vanderbilt University, Introduction to Economics, summers, 1969,197l
Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt University, Introduction to Economics, academic years, 1967-71
Instructor, Sweet Briar College, Introduction to Economics, Micro-economics, Industrial
Organization, Problems in Political Economy, Urban and Regional, September
1971 to June 1973
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge), Introduction to
Economics, Graduate Microeconomic Theory, Graduate and Undergraduate
Mathematical Economics, Graduate and Undergraduate Industrial Organization,
1973-1977.
Associate Professor, LSU (Baton Rouge), 1977-1983.
Full Professor, LSU (Baton Rouge), 1983-1990. Environmental Economics in addition
The Partnership for Excellence Research Fellow, LSU, 1990-1992.
Director of Graduate Studies, LSU, 1990-1992.
South Central Bell Distinguished Professor, 1991-1992.
Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of
Pittsburgh, 1992 to present, including:
Joint Appointment in Economics
Director, Environmental Management and Policy program
Director, University of Pittsburgh Environmental Policy Studies Group
Refereed Publications:
"A Labor Shortage Model Applied to the Migration of College Professors," Journal of
Human Resources, Fall, 1975: 482-99.
"The Earnings and Promotion of Women Faculty: A Comment," American Economic
Review, March, 1977: 199-207.
"A Directional Flow Migration Model," Southern Economic Journal, July l978: 205-18.
"Buyer Market Structure and R&D Effort: A Simultaneous Equations Model," Review of
Economics and Statistics, August 198l: 336-45.
"Post-Migration Earnings Profiles: An Application of Human Capital and Job Search
Models," Southern Economic Journal, January 1983: 693-706.
"Cyclical Price Flexibility: A Test of Administered Pricing," Journal of Industrial
Economics, June 1984: 465-77.
"Fertility Adaptation Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants: A Study of Korean Women," with
Bun Song Lee, Population Studies, March 1984: 141-155.
"Fertility Adaptation of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Women in Korea: An Application of a
Fixed Effects Model," with Bun Song Lee, Demography, August 1984:339-45.
"Pareto-Optimal Effluent Taxation and Market Structure in the Presence of Uncertain
Demand and Detection," Journal of Industrial Economics, September 1984:
105-11.
"The Influence of Rapid Rural-Urban Migration on Korean National Fertility Levels," with
Bun Song Lee, Journal of Development Economics, March 1985: 47-71.
"Theories and Methods of Valuation of Natural Systems: A Comparison of
Willingness-to-Pay and Energy Analysis Based Approaches," Man, Environment,
Space, and Time (Spring 1985: 1-38, with R. Costanza).
"Market Structure and Pollution Control Under Imperfect Surveillance," (with R. E.
Martin) Journal of Industrial Economics, December 1986: 147-161.
"Effects of Group Homes for the Handicapped on Residential Property Values," Urban
Studies, December 1986: 519-527.
"The Economic Value of Wetland Systems," With R. Costanza, Journal of Environmental
Management, January 1987: 41-53.
reprinted in Hall, C.A.S., ed, 1995. Maximum Power. The Ideas and Applications
of H.T. Odum, U Press of Colorado
"The Value of Coastal Wetlands for Protection of Property Against Hurricane Wind
Damage," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 14, 1987:
143-51.
"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:
224-232.
"The Valuation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems," with R. Costanza and J.
Maxwell, Ecological Economics, Dec. 1989: 335-363.
reprinted in Frontiers in Ecological Economics, forthcoming Edward Elgar Publishing, September 1997
"The Dependence of Parametric Efficiency Tests on Measures of the Price of Capital and
Capital Stock for Electric Utilities," Journal of Industrial Economics, Dec. 1989:
199-213.
"The Effect of the Decision to Build a Nuclear Power Plant on the Firm's Systematic
Risk," Contemporary Policy Issues, January, 1991: 73-83.
"Regulatory Instruments and Self-Protective Risk Control: a Comparison of Ex-Ante and
Ex-Post Liability Systems," Ecological Economics, September 1991: 231-247.
"An Overview of Louisiana's New Environmental Tax Incentive," with P. Templet and J.
Glenn, Environmental Finance, Fall 1991.
"The Economic Cost of Residual Environmental Risk: A Case Study of Louisiana,"
Journal of Environmental Management, vol 36 (1), 1992: 1-16.
"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 Complementarity Between Environmental and Economic Risk: An Empirical
Analysis," with P. Templet, Ecological Economics, February 1994: 153-167.
"A Tax Incentive Tool for Environmental Management: an Environmental Scorecard,"
with P. Templet and R. Moreau, Ecological Economics, 12(3), 1995:183-189.
"An Economic Analysis of Ecological Agricultural Technologies Among Peasant Farmers
in Honduras," with C. Mausolff, Ecological Economics, 12(3) (1995):237-248.
"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.
"Economic Resilience and Environmental Policy," Ecological Economics, 15(2) (1995): 105-107.
"The Economic Welfare Loss of Projected Louisiana Wetlands Disintegration,"
Contemporary Economic Policy, 14(1) (1996): 92-106.
"Undesirable Facilities and Property Values: A Summary of Empirical Studies," Ecological Economics, forthcoming.
"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.
Articles in Books and Proceedings:
"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.
"Project Priority Ranking Under CWPPRA," in Proceedings of the Coastal Zone 93
Meetings, New Orleans, LA, 1993.
"The Economic Value of Wetlands in Louisiana," in Proceeding of the Symposium,
Economics in Natural Resource Management: Valuing Fish, Wildlife and Habitats,
Baton Rouge, LA, October 4-5, 1994.
"Environmental Taxes and Fees," forthcoming in Handbook on Taxation, (Marcell
Dekker, Inc.).
"Ecological Economics and Ecosystem Management," with D. Bradley, forthcoming in book for the US Forest Service, Ecosystem Stewardship Workshop.
Current Research:
Modeling ecological-economic interactions in a regional watershed (Pymatuning, PA)
Total values of stream quality enhancements using conjoint analysis (Western PA)
Angler valuations of stream quality enhancements (Western PA)
Unpublished Reports:
The Impact of Outer Continental Shelf Development on Louisiana, with David B.
Johnson, State Planning Office, 1976, Louisiana.
Economic and Environmental Evaluation of OCS Natural Gas Activities on the State of
Louisiana, with James Richardson, for State of Louisiana First Use Tax Legal
Defense Team, 1980.
Investigation of the Influence of Rural-to-Urban Migration on the Fertility of Migrants in
Developing Countries, with Bun Song Lee, Agency for International
Development, 1980.
The Site Value of Louisiana Wetlands for Recreational Saltwater Fishing, for Louisiana
Department of Natural Resources, February 1985.
Economic Assessment of the Illinois Central-Gulf Train Derailment in Livingston,
Louisiana, with James Richardson, Gulf South Research Institute, 1983.
Effects of Group Homes for the Handicapped on Property Values in Shreveport,
Louisiana, with Kenneth Holt, Louisiana Council for Developmental Disabilities,
1984.
The Economic Costs of Closing the Rollins Waste Management Facility in Baton Rouge,
LA, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, 1985.
The Economic Value of Wetlands in Terrebonne Parish , with Robert Costanza, Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish Police Jury, 1985.
The Economic Value of Coastal Wetlands to Louisiana, with Robert Costanza, Louisiana
Department of Natural Resources, 1985.
Community Costs of Air-Borne Pollutants: the Case of Baton Rouge, LA, 1988.
Effects of Bottle Bills-What We Know, 1988.
Chemical Waste in Louisiana: A Summary of Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Chemicals,
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, July 20, 1989
The Importation of Hazardous Waste Into Louisiana: An Analysis of its Causes, Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, June 1, 1990.
Industrial Tax Exemptions: Incorporation of Environmental Factors into Exemption
Decisions, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, June 26, 1990.
LA Comparative Risk Project: Quality of Life Cost Estimates, Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality, December 3, 1990.
Using TRI and RCRA Annual Report Data for Hazardous Waste Auditing, Measuring LA
Facility Progress in Reducing Hazardous and Toxic Wastes, with S.
Djoundourian, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, July 15, 1991.
Overview of the CWPPRA Priority List Project Selection Procedure, for National Marine
Fisheries Service, July 1992.
Economic Analysis of Markets for Recycled Phosphogypsum Materials, for Institute for
Recyclable Materials, June 1992
The Use of Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, for Waters Resources Research Institute,
with J. Day and A. Breaux, July 1992.
Valuation of Economic Impacts of LA Barrier Island Restoration Programs, for LA Department of Natural Resources, 1997.
Contract Research:
Principle Investigator - A Methodology for Evaluating the Impact of OCS Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production on the Outer Continental Shelf of Louisiana, contract with Louisiana State Planning Office through LSU Division of Research, 1975-76. ($25,000)
Co-Investigator -- Contract No. AID/otr-C-1769 (Subcontract No. 1-210-1904), Rural-to-Urban Migration and Migrant Fertility in Developing Countries, with Bun Song Lee through LSU Division of Research, 1979-80. ($120,000)
Co-Principle Investigator--Benefits and Costs of Environmental Enhancement Projects in Louisiana, contract with Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Contract No. 21940-83-03, 1983-84 ($72,000).
Co-Principle Investigator - The Value of Terrebonne Parish Wetlands, interagency agreement with Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 1984-85 ($20,000)
PI - A Blueprint for the LA DEQ Division of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, LA-DEQ, 1988-89 ($22,000)
PI - A Flexible Cost Charging and Environmental Bonding System for Improved Environmental Efficiency, US-EPA, 1988-1990 ($81,000).
PI - Louisiana Inventory of Hazardous and Toxic Wastes, LA-DEQ, 1989 ($8800)
PI - Louisiana Hazardous Waste Importation, LA-DEQ, 1990 ($16,000)
PI - Incorporating Uncompensated Environmental Cost Factors in LA Industrial Property Tax Exemptions, LA-DEQ, 1990 ($13,000)
Co-PI - Comparative Risk Project in LA (with Center for Environmental Studies, LSU), Industrial Economics, Cambridge, MA, 1990 ($54,000)
Co-PI - A Feasibility Analysis of the Use of Louisiana Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (with J. Day, Center for Wetland Resources, LSU), LWRRI and USGS, 1990-1992 ($110,000)
PI - Using TRI and RCRA Annual Report Data for Hazardous Waste Auditing, Measuring LA Facility Progress in Reducing Hazardous and Toxic Wastes, LA-DEQ, 1991 ($10,843)
PI - Advisory Services for Least-Cost Planning, LA-DEQ, 1991 ($6632)
PI - Market Potentials for Recycling LA Phosphogypsum, LSU Institute for Recyclable Materials, 1991-1992 ($28,184)
PI - Development of a Priority Ranking Method for Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement in Louisiana: A Preliminary Analysis, Sea Grant, 1991 ($4520)
PI - The Economic Cost to Louisiana of Produced Waters Oil and Gas Discharge Regulations, LA-DEQ, 1991-92 ($4331)
Participant - Analysis of Environmental Constraints on Expanding Reserves in Current and Future Oil and Gas Reservoirs in Wetlands, Department of Energy through LA Geological Survey, 1991-1993 ($395,772)
Co-PI - An Industrial Sites Reuse System for the Pittsburgh Region, Heinz Foundation,
joint project with Carnegie Mellon University, 1994-1997 ($180,000)
Co-PI - Environmental Consequences of Scrap-Based Steel Production in the U.S., Sloane Foundation, 1995-97 ($67,000)
Co-PI - Ecosystem Management of Pymatuning Watershed, Heinz Foundation, 1997 ($14,000)
Co-PI - Environmental Education for Young Children, Heinz Foundation,1997 ($13,000)
Journal Referee:
Review of Economics and Statistics
Journal of Economics and Business
International Economic Review
Urban Studies
Ecological Economics
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Land Economics
Other Activities:
LA Environmental Transition Panel, appointed by LA Governor Roemer, 1989.
LSU Wetlands Advisory Task Force, appointed by LSU Chancellor Davis, 1990-1992.
LA Water Resources Research Institute Policy Committee, 1988-1993.
Amite River Basin Sand and Gravel Subcommittee, member, 1990-1992.
Secretary, International Society of Ecological Economics, 1991-1993.
Recent Consulting, Advisory and Invited Workshops:
Lynn Knapp, Lake Charles, LA: analysis of benefits to BFI/CECOS for delayed odor control (1991)
Tulane Environmental Law Clinic: analysis of proposed LA wetlands mitigation formula (1992)
EPA invited workshop presenter on Market-Based Incentives and Other Innovations for Air Pollution Control, EPA (January 15-17, 1992)
LA-DEQ: penalty assessments in PPG water violation case (1993)
NOAA-workshop invited participant on Global Change and Coastal Resources,
Washington, DC (1993)
Howard Heinz Endowment-symposia series invited participant to advise on establishing
the new environmental funding initiative (1994)
Pearl River Association-evaluation of the US Corps of Engineers Environmental Impact
Statement (1994-95)
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund-Property Losses and Environmentally Hazardous Sites
(1994)
NOAA-workshop invited paraticipant on the Economics of Climate Change (June 5-7, 1995)
Louisiana Barrier Island Project, member Technical Advisory Committee (1995-1996)
U.S. Forest Service, science team leader in Ecological Economics, Ecological Stewardship Workshop, Tuscon, AZ (Dec 4-15, 1995)
World Bank, invited workshop participant in Valuation Methods for Green National Accounting Workshop, Washington, D.C. (March 20-22, 1996)
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, invited workshop participant on the Total Value of the World’s Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital (June 17-21, 1996)
National Science Foundation, US EPA, invited workshop participant in Valuation Methodoligies, Washington, DC (April 7-8, 1997)
LA-DNR: Valuation of Economic Impacts of LA Barrier Island Restoration Programs, 1997
TX Parks and Wildlife Department: speaker for Texas Coastal Wetlands Seminar, Corpus Christi, TX (1977)