UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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1. Name
HOEHN, John P.
Title
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Birthdate
7/18/50
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Education (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education and include postdoctoral training)

Institution and Location

Degree/Certification

Year Conferred

Field of Study

University of California
Berkeley, California
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
A.B.

M.Sc.

Ph.D.

1972

1979

1983

Anthropology

Agricultural Economics

Agricultural Economics

2. Professional Experience (Beginning with present position, list employment by title, affiliation, and dates in last 10 years)

1990- Associate Professor, Departments of Agricultural Economics and Resource Development, Michigan State University

1977-89 Assistant Professor, Departments of Agricultural Economics and Resource Development, Michigan State University

1984-87 Visiting Assistant Professor, Departments of Agricultural Economics and Resource Development, Michigan State University

 

3. Teaching Experience (Cite titles and summary catalog descriptions of undergraduate and graduate level courses for which you have had primary responsibility for teaching in last 5 years)

AEC 972 (3 cr) Methodological Approaches to Research - Selection, planning and conduct of research. Alternative research approaches. Role of theory, beliefs and valuations. Critical appraisal of research studies.

AEC 995 (1-3 cr) Advanced Topics in Natural Resource Economics - Topics include agricultural marketing and price analysis, farm management, international agricultural development, production economics, public policy and resource economics.

RD 417 (4 cr) Land Economics - Factors affecting the economic use of land. Input-output relationships, development, property rights, zoning and land use controls, public land. Application of economic principles ot selected land use policies.

4. Research Interests: Quantitative techniques for valuing environmental change, the economic analysis of environmental risks, and computer modeling.

5. Thesis Committees Chaired (Cite titles and dates of Master's and doctoral theses completed or in progress by graduate students for whom you served as committee chair in last 5 years)

Students Completed:

Walker, D.R., Ph.D., 1992, Method for Estimating the Local Area Economic Damages of Super Fund Waste Sites.

Sun, L.C., Ph.D., 1993, Modeling Multiple Responses in Contingent Valuation: Omitted Variables and Intra-Respondent Correlations.

Duncan, J., Ph.D., 1994, Approaches to Estimating Bayesian Risk Perceptions.

Krieger, D., Ph.D., 1994, An Economic Analysis of Angular Response to Low Level Toxics in Fish.

McVey, P., M.S., 1994, The Financial Sustainability of Water Supply and Sanitation Services: A Framework Analysis.

Hong, S.G., Ph.D., 1993, Migration Response of Capital and Labor to Environmental Amenities.

Students in Progress:

Chu, M., Ph.D., 1997, Estimating the Economic Damages of Groundwater Contamination by Nitrate ions.

Lin, C., Ph.D., 1997, Impact of Health Risk Information on Food Demand.

Steffens, K., Ph.D., 1997, Economics of Food Safety.

Rozanski, S., Ph.D., 1998, Resource Contingency Valuation Theory.

Gardner, R., Ph.D., 1998, Economic Costs Associated with Reduced Risk from Pesticides in Foods.

Fagan, T., M.S., 1998, Risk Perception, Information, and Economic Demands for Groundwater Protection.

6. Grants (Cite title, amount, source, and period of support for research and teaching/instructional projects directed or co- directed in last 10 years)

Dr. Hoehn has directed or co-directed research and/or teaching/instructional/demonstration projects which received $1,981,100 in support over the last 10 years and a total of $2,542,640 since beginning his faculty appointment at Michigan State University in 1982. See Appendix 4 for more detailed information relative to individual projects, their sponsors and the level of financial support.

7. Professional Honors (Last 10 years)

Editorial Council, American Journal of Agricultural Economics

American Economic Association

American Agricultural Economics Association

American Waterworks Association

Association of Environmental and Resource Economics

Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers

Econometric Society

Phi Beta Delta, Michigan State University, 1992

8. Publications (List in chronological order the titles and complete references for printed publications in last 5 years)

Hoehn, J.P. 1990. Contingent valuation and the prospect for a satisfactory resource evaluation. In R.L. Johnson and G.V. Jonson (eds.) Economic Valuation of Natural Resources. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.

Walker, D.S. and J.P. Hoehn. 1990. The economic damages of groundwater contamination: An application to nitrates. North Central J. Agric. Econ. 12:47-56.

Purvis, A., J.P. Hoehn and V. Sorenson. 1990. Farmers' Willingness to Supply Land as Filter Strips: Evidence from a Michigan Survey. In: T.L. Napier (Ed.), Implementing the Conservation Title of the Food Security Act of 1995, Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society, pp. 187-284.

Hoehn, J.P. (Ed.) 1990. Benefits and Costs in Natural Resources Planning, Third Interim Report, Western Regional Research Project W-133, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Hoehn, J.P. 1990. Hacia un Sistema Uruguayo de Contabilidad Ambiental: Una Aplication a la Perdida de Suelos Agricolas (English title: Toward a System of Uruguayan Environmental Accounts: An Application to Agricultural Soil Loss), Organization of American States, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Randall, A., J.P. Hoehn, and C.S. Swanson. 1990. Estimating the Recreational, Visual, Habitat, and Quality of Life Benefits of Tongass National Forest, General Technical Report RM-192, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO.

Hoehn, J.P. and A. Randall. 1991. Too Many Proposals Pass the Benfit Cost Test: Reply. Amer. Econ. Rev. 81(5):1450-1452.

Hoehn, J.P. 1991. Methods for Valuing the Multi-Dimensional Impacts of Environmental Policy. Amer. J. Agri. Econ. 73(2):289-299.

Krieger, D.J. and J.P. Hoehn. 1991. Angler Perceptions of Fish Contamination Risks and Consumption Advisories in Michigan: Experience with Focus Group Research, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Krieger, D.J., J.P. Hoehn, and B.E. Vieux. 1991. An Economic Analysis of Filter Strips for Controlling Agricultural Soil Erosion, Agricultural Economics Report No. 552, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Vincent, J.R., E.W. Crawford, and J.P. Hoehn (Eds.). 1991. Valuing Environmental Benefits in Developing Economies, Proceedings of a Seminar Series Held February-May 1990 at Michigan State University, Agricultural Experiment Station Special Report No. 29, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Hoehn, J.P. 1991. A System of Uruguayan Environmental Accounts: A Framework and Initial Project Priorities. Organization of American States, Montevideo, Uruguay.

van Ravenswaay, E.O. and J.P. Hoehn. 1991. Willingness to Pay for Reduced Risk from Pesticides in Food. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

van Ravenswaay, E.V., and J.P. Hoehn. 1991. The Impact of Health Risk Information on Food Demand: A Case Study of Alar and Apples. In: J. Caswell (Ed.) Economics of Food Safety, Elsevier, pp. 155-174.

van Ravenswaay, E.V. and J.P. Hoehn. 1991. Consumer Perspectives on Food Safety Issues: The Case of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Produce. In: (V.A. Haldeman (Ed.) The Proceedings of the American Council on Consumer Interests, American Council on Consumer Interests, Columbia, MO.

Hoehn, J.P. 1992. The Production of Naturla Resource Services: An Analysis of Supply Side Economic Benefits and Costs. In: G.L. Peterson, et al. (Ed.) Valuing Wildlife Resources in Alaska, Westview Press, pp. 112-134.

Hoehn, J.P. 1993. New Work in the Benefits of Regulation: Discussion. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 75(5):1280-1283.

Hoehn, J.P. and J. Loomis. 1993. Substitution Effects in the Contingent Valuation of Multiple Environmental Programs. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 25(1):56-75.

Hoehn, J.P. 1994. Environmental Accounting for Sustainable Development Decisions. In: T.L. Napier, S.M. Camboni and S.A. El-Swaify (Eds.) Adopting Conservation on the Farm, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, IA, pp. 83-103.

Hoehn, J.P. and D.J. Krieger. 1994. Cairo Water and Wastewater Economic Assessment Project Phase II Progress Report, Volume I and II, Environmental Policy and Training Project (EPAT), Institute for International Agriculture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.