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Randall Bluffstone

Dr. Randall Bluffstone

Professor of Economics

Ph.D. Economics, Boston University (1993);
M.A. Economics, Boston University (1991);
B.S. Business Economics (1982), Miami University, Ohio.

503-725-3938
bluffsto@pdx.edu
 

 Biographical Sketch

 

Select Work-in-Progress and Papers under Review

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Books

  • Agricultural Productivity in East Africa: Investment, Sustainability and Poverty Reduction (edited with Gunnar Kohlin). Resources for the Future Press, 2011. Edited volume.
  • Controlling Pollution in Transition Economies: Theories and Methods (edited with Bruce A. Larson), Edward Elgar Publishing Company, London, November 1997, 279 pages. Edited volume.

 Peer Reviewed Papers

  • Are Soil Conservation Technologies “Win-Win?” Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands (with Menale Kassie, Stein Holden, and Gunnar Kohlin) Natural Resources Forum
  • Poverty, Risk Aversion and Path Dependence in Low Income Countries: Experimental Evidence from
  • Corporate Environmental Management in Transition Economies: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe (with Jorge Garcia,and Thomas Sterner). Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 59 (5): 410-425.  2009. .
  • Housing, Sprawl and the Use of Development Impact Fees: The Case of the Inland Empire (with Matt Braman, Linda Fernandez, Tom Scott and Pei-Yi Lee). Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 26, pp. 433-447. July 2008. (sprawl CEP paper 2007)
  • Randall Bluffstone, Marco Boscolo and Ramiro Molina "Does Better Common Property Forest Management Promote Behavioral Change? On-Farm Tree Planting in the Bolivian Andes" Environment and Development Economics. Vol. 13: pp. 137 - 170. 2008. (Bolivia 1)
  • Estimating Returns to Soil Conservation Adoption in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands. (with Menale Kassie, John Pender, Mahmud Yesuf, Gunnar Kohlin and Elias Mulugeta)  Agricultural Economics Journal. Vol. 38: 2008, pp. 213 - 232. (SLM paper 2007)
  • Privatization and Contaminated Site Remediation in Central and Eastern Europe: Do Environmental Liability Policies Matter?Ecological Economics, 63 (1), 2007 , pp 31-41.(privatization and liability)
  • Warehouses, Trucks and PM2.5: Human Health and Logistics Industry Growth in the Eastern Inland Empire (with Brad Ouderkirk). Contemporary Economic Policy, 25 (1), 2007, pp. 79 - 91. (Warehouses and Trucks)
  • Using Economic Instruments to Address Non-Conventional Pollution Problems in Developing Countries: What to do about Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand?  (with Ivan Ruzicka and Dararatt Anantanasuwong) Environment and Development Economics, 11 (5), 2006, pp. 651-667. (Thailand Shrimp)
  • Explaining Environmental Management in Central and Eastern Europe, (with Thomas Sterner) Comparative Economic Studies, 48, 2006, pp. 619-640 (CEE Environmental Management)
  • Upgrading Municipal Environmental Services to European Union Levels: A Case Study of Household Willingness to Pay in Lithuania (with J.R. DeShazo) Environment and Development Economics 8 (4), 2003, pp. 637 – 654 ((WTP.pdf)
  • Environmental Taxes in Developing and Transition Economies. Public Finance and Management
    2003 Vol. 3 (1) (Taxes.pdf)
  • How much will it Cost to Join the Club? The Costs of Approximating Lithuanian Environmental Laws with those of the European Union (with Daiva Semeniene and Jochem Jantzen). Environmental and Resource Economics 26 (2), 2003, pp. 279 - 303 ( Cost.pdf)
  • Environmental Liability and Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe: Toward an Optimal Policy,"(with Theodore Panayotou), Environmental & Resource Economics, 2000.
  • "Are the Costs of Pollution Abatement Lower in Central and Eastern Europe? Evidence from Lithuania." Environment and Development Economics, November 1999.
  • Reducing Degradation of Forests in Poor Countries When Permanent Solutions Elude Us: What Instruments Do We Really Have?"Environment and Development Economics, September, 1998.
  • "The Effect of Labor Market Performance on Deforestation in Developing Countries Under Open Access: An Example from Rural Nepal"Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, May, 1995.
    • 35: 89-99. 2011 Ethiopia (with Mahmud Yesuf)  American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 91 (4): 1022-1037.  2009.  

Select Book Chapters

  • "Economic Drivers and Incentives," forthcoming in the Handbook of Global Environmental Pollution Volume 1. Springer Publishing Co.
  • "Child Labor and Improved Common Forest Management in Bolivia," Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability, Mary King and Veronica Dujon, eds, Routledge Press, 2008.
  • 2000 “Privatization and the Environment,” in Privatization and Environment in the Mediterranean Region: Selected Case Studies , Harvard Institute for International Development.
  • 1999 "Do Pollution Charges Reduce Emissions in Central and Eastern Europe? Evidence from Lithuania,” in The Market and the Environment: The Effectiveness of Market-Based Policy Instruments for Environmental Reform, T. Sterner ed., Edward ElgarPublishing Co., London, UK.
  • 1998 "The Use of Economic Instruments in European Transition Economies: Past Trends and Prospects for the Future," in Role of Economic Instruments in Integrating Environmental Policy with Sectoral Policies, J. Becvar and M. Kokine, eds., United Nations, New York and Geneva.
  • 1997 Controlling Pollution in Transition Economies: Theories and Methods, Edited with Bruce A. Larson, November 1997. Edward Elgar Publishing Company, London, UK.