UNIVERSITY:

University of Alaska Fairbanks

DEPARTMENT:

Department of Economics

ADDRESS:

Resource and Applied Economics
P.O. Box 756080
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6080

COORDINATOR:

Kelly Giraud

PHONE:

907-474-5199

EMAIL:

Faecon@som.uaf.edu

WWW:

http://www.som.uaf.edu/resecon/

MA_STUDENTS:

11

PHD_STUDENTS:

1

MA_ENTERING_CLASS:

5

PHD_ENTERING_CLASS:

1

PERCENT_WITH_AID:

90

AVERAGE_ANNUAL_STIPEND:

8000+tuition

PERCENT_ON_TEACH_ASSIST:

50

PERCENT_ON_RES_ASSIST:

50

FACULTY_IN_ENV_RES:

Kelly Giraud, Greg Goering, Mark Herrmann, Robert Logan, Colin Read, Doug Reynolds

FIELD_IN_ENV_RES:

yes

NUMBER_COURSES:

5

NUMBER_OF_MA_PHD:

12

MA_AND_PHD_DEGREES_IN_LAST_3_YEARS:

5

SPECIAL_RESOURCES:

We work closely with the Departments of Natural Resource Management, Marine Science, Ocean and Fisheries Science, MineralEngineering, Atmoshperic Science, and Wildlife Biology. Our campus is a Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant
There are special programs through the Sea Grant Institute, Arctic Health, Geophysical Institute, Reindeer Research Program and the Agricultural Experiment Station. Past projects have involved the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Alaska Division of Forestry, Private Oil Companies, North Pacific Fisheries Management Council, and the Reindeer Herder Association

JOB_PLACEMENTS:

North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Alaska Public Lands Office
University of Alaska, Department of Natural Resource Management

DISSERTATIONS:

An Econometric Analysis of Alaska Salmon Markets.
The Economics of Reindeer Herd Management
Regional Economic Modeling in Rural Alaska: Accounting for "Non-Market" Behavior
Responsiveness to User Fees in Alaska State Parks