Michael WardMichael Ward

Ph.D. Economics, University of Washington

Senior Lecturer

International and Development Economics

Environmental Management and Development.


Research interests/expertise

  • Environmental and Resources Economics

Current Projects

  • Land use and biodiversity conservation, environmental regulation and enforcement, urban water management

Recent Publications

  • Mercury advisories: Information, education, and fish consumption. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 53(2):158–79 March 2007. With Jay Shimshack and Tim Beatty.
    -- Winner of the AAEA Food Safety and Nutrition Section's 2008 "Best Economics Paper" Award.

  • Prices versus Rationing: Marshallian Surplus and Mandatory Water Restrictions. Forthcoming in The Economic Record, with Quentin Grafton.

  • Enforcement and Over-compliance. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 55(1):90-105, January 2008. With Jay Shimshack.

  • Mercury advisories: Information, education, and fish consumption. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 53(2):158–79 March 2007. With Jay Shimshack and Tim Beatty.

  • Search, bioprospecting, and biodiversity conservation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 52(3):615–26, November 2006. With Chris Costello.

  • Regulator reputation and environmental compliance. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 50(3):519–40, November 2005. With Jay Shimshack.

  • Testing the power law model for discrete size. American Naturalist, 162(5), November 2003. With Andy Solow and Chris Costello.

  • The effects of the private-label invasion in food industries. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 84(4):961–73, November 2002. With Jay Shimshack and Jeff Perloff.

Teaching

  • EMDV 8002 - Methods for Environmental Decision Making
  • IDEC 8018 - Agricultural Economics and Resources Policy

Contact Details

Telephone:61 2 6125 1467
Fax: 61 2 6125 0767
Email: michael.ward@anu.edu.au
Mailing address:Crawford School of Economics and Government ,
The Australian National University,
Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

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