Joe Kerkvliet, Ph.D.
Joe joined The Wilderness Society in 2006 as a Resource and Environment Economist after working in the logging industry for 12 years.
He was also a faculty member at Oregon State University for 19 years as environmental economist and econometrician.
He received his B.A. from the University of Montana and his Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming.
Recent Publications
- “Are High Wage Jobs Hazardous to Your Health: The Myth that Attracting High Paying Extractive Industry Jobs Is a Desirable Community Economic Development Strategy,” Western Economics Forum, Vol. 6(2) (Fall 2008), pp. 10-14, with John Loomis and Stephen Weiler.
- "Learning from Endangered Species Recovery Programs: A Case Study Using U.S. Endangered Species Act Recovery Scores,” Ecological Economics, Vol. 63(2-3) (August 2007), pp. 499-510, with Christian Langpap.
- “Examining the Role of Social Isolation on Stated Preferences,” American Economic Review, with John List, Robert Berrens, and Alok Bohara, Vol. 94(3)(2004) pp. 741-752.
- “Public Values for Biodiversity Conservation Policies in the Oregon Coast Range,” Forest Science, with Brian Garber-Yontz and Rebecca Johnson, Vol. 50(1)(2004) pp. 589-602.
