University of South Carolina

Department of Economics

Prof. McKinley BlackburnCollege of Business Administration

803-777-7400ColumbiaSC29208

blackbrn@darla.badm.sc.edu

www.badm.sc.edu/business/programs/doctoral/phdecon.htU.S.A.

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General StatisticsFinancial Information

Total MA/MS10Students with Aid40%

Total PhD15Average Stipend$8,000

MA/MS entering class5Teaching Assistant10%

PhD entering class4Research Assistant30%

Environmental and Resource Field Statistics

Distinct specializationno#MA/PHD in classes3

#grad courses1#degrees/year3
Faculty inGlenn Harrison
Environmental/
Resources
Special resourcesInterdisciplinary School of the Environment
Job placementsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency / private legal practice / academic
Examples ofSteven Nape - Environmental Damage Assessment, Willingness to Accept
recent and Hypothetical Bias
dissertationsMelonie Williams - The Social Discount Rate: An Issue for Social Choice

J. Clay Lesley - How to Earn $2.995 Million The Easy Way:

Operationalizing the Contingent Valuation Method

Craig Pace - A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Red Drum Stock Enhancement

Program in the Coastal Waters of South Carolina

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