Heidi J. Albers

Associate Professor
Applied Economics

Peavy Hall 279
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

• Office: 279 Peavy Hall
• Phone: 541-737-1483
• Fax: 541-737-1393

• B.S., Geology and Economics, Duke University, 1985
• M.S., Environmental Studies, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1987, Focus on natural resource economics
• Ph.D., Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1993, Fields: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Development Economics

Resource management decisions over time (under uncertainty) and space; public-private land conservation; spatial and rural welfare aspects of (international and domestic) biodiversity conservation; spatial and intertemporal land use management in the face of invasive species; and forest management with risk (fire, disease).

• FOR 330 - Forest Economics I
• FOR 332 - Risk and Decision-Making for Natural Resource Management
• FOR 599/FS 599 - Ecological and Economic Impact of Non-native Forest Pests and Pathogens. NCEAS-sponsored course. Co-taught with Shaw.
• FOR 599/AREc 599 - Spatial Economics of Natural Resources. Co-taught with Wu and Fisher.

I am a natural resource economist and typically require my students to develop economics as part of their skill set through coursework and application during research. Although the program is brand new, I will now only advise students who participate in the Applied Economics degree. I do, however, enjoy being a committee member for students with a wide range of interests, tools, and perspectives.

1. Robinson, E.J.Z., Albers, H.J., and J.C. Williams. 2008. Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Non-Timber Forest Product Extraction: The Role of Community Resource Management. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 56(3):234-245.
2. Albers, H.J., Ando, A.W., and M. Batz. 2008. Equilibrium Patterns of Land Conservation: Crowding In/Out, Agglomeration, and Policy. Resources and Energy Economics 30(4):492-508.
3. Albers, H.J., Ando, A.W., and X.Chen. 2008. A Spatial-Econometric Analysis of Attraction and Repulsion of Private Conservation by Public Reserves. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 56(1):33-49.
4. Konoshima, M., Montgomery, C.A., Albers, H.J., and J.L. Arthur. 2008. Spatial Endogenous Fire Risk and Efficient Fuel Management and Timber Harvest. Land Economics 84(3):449-468.
5. Blackman, A., Albers, H.J., Avalos, B., and L. Crooks. 2008. Land Cover in a Managed Forest Ecosystem: Mexican Shade Coffee. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 90(1):216-231.
6. Albers, H.J., and E.J.Z. Robinson. 2007. Spatial-Temporal Aspects of Cost-benefit Analysis for Park Management: An Example from Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Journal of Forest Economics 13(2-3):129-150.
7. Albers, Heidi J., Goldbach, Michael J., and Daniel Kaffine. 2006. Implications of agricultural policy for species invasion in shifting cultivation systems. Environment and Development Economics 11(4):429-452
8. Albers, Heidi J. and Ferraro, Paul. 2006. The Economics of Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Nations. In: Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: New Policy Options, Ramon Lopez and Michael A. Toman (eds). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 416 pp.
9. Mahapatra, Ajay K., Albers, Heidi J. and Robinson, Elizabeth J.Z. 2005. The Impact of NTFP Sales on Rural Households’ Cash Income in India’s Dry Deciduous Forest. Environmental Management 25:3.
10. Albers, Heidi J., McNeely, Jeffrey and Faith, Dan, Coordinating Lead Authors. 2005. Biodiversity. Chapter in the Policy and Responses Volume of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report.

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