We use a variety of well-tested and novel approaches to understanding how to balance economic, social and environmental objectives.  From cost-benefit analysis to machine learning, CEOS members use and advance methods to model complex social-environmental systems, estimate impact of interventions and design optimal policy solutions to enable us to build a more sustainable society.

Research Output

Title Publication Authors Year Published Category Method Status
Spatial Heterogeneity in Hedonic Price Effects for Lake Water Quality Land Economics Kristen Swedberg, Diego S Cardoso, Adriana Castillo-Castillo, Saleh Mamun, Kevin J Boyle, Christoph Nolte, Michael Papenfus, Stephen Polasky 2024 LW (VA) Valuation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Valuing water quality in the US using a national data set on property values Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Saleh Mamun, Adriana Castillo-Castillo, Kristen Swedberg, Jiarui Zhang, Kevin J. Boyle, Diego S. Cardoso, Catherine L. Kling, Christoph Nolte, Michael Papenfus, Daniel Phaneuf, and Stephen Polasky 2023 LW (VA) Valuation (PR) Peer Reviewed
WTP for post-flood buyout commitment Land Economcis Ando, A.W., & Reeser, C. 2022 EE (VA) Valuation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Quantifying tradeoffs between electricity generation and fish populations via population habitat duration curves Ecological Modelling Logan, L. H., Gupta, R. S., Ando, A. Cory Suski, C., & Stillwell, A. S. 2021 LW (VA) Valuation
Does the origin of inputs and processing matter? Evidence from consumers’ valuation for craft beer Food Quality and Preference Atallah, S. S., Bazzani, C., Ha, K. A., & Nayga., R. M. 2020 FA (VA) Valuation
Willingness-to-volunteer and stability of preferences between cities: Estimating the benefits of stormwater management Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Cadavid, C.L., Ando, A.W., Netusil, N., & Parthum, B.
2020 LW, SC (VA) Valuation
Assessing preferences for growth on the rural-urban fringe using a stated choice analysis Landscape and Urban Economics Stamberger, L., Van Riper, C., Stewart, W., Ando, A. W., Gobster, P., & Hunt, L. 2020 SC (VA) Valuation
Overlooked benefits of nutrient reductions in the Mississippi River Basin Land Economics Parthum, B., & Ando, A.W. 2020 FA, LW (VA) Valuation
Are non-market values important to smallholders’ afforestation decisions? A psychometric segmentation and its implications for afforestation programs Forest Policy and Economics Baker, K., Baylis, K., Bull, G., & Barichello, R.
2019 LW, O (VA) Valuation
Heterogeneous (mis-) perceptions of energy costs: Implications for measurement and policy design National Bureau of Economic Research Houde, S., & Myers, E.
2019 EE (PD) Policy Design, (VA) Valuation
Constraints to adopting soil fertility management practices in Malawi: A choice experiment approach World Development Krah, K., Michelson, H., Perge, E., & Jindal, R. 2019 FA (VA) Valuation
The Millennium Villages project and local land values: Using hedonic pricing methods to evaluate development projects World Development Michelson, H., & Tully, K. 2018 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation, (VA) Valuation
Presentation matters: Number of attributes presented impacts estimated preferences Agribusiness Byrd, E. S., Widmar, N. J. O., & Gramig, B. M. 
2018 FA, O (VA) Valuation
Valuing the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure Oxford Encyclopedia of Water Resources Management and Policy Ando, A.W., & Netusil, N. 2018 LW, SC (VA) Valuation
Will consumers find vertically farmed produce ‘out of reach’? Choices Coyle, Bradford D., & Ellison, B.
2017 FA (VA) Valuation
Which livestock production methods matter most to consumers and why? Agriculture and Human Values Ellison, B., Brooks, K., & Mieno, T.
2017 FA, O (VA) Valuation, (OM) Other
Farmer preferences for agricultural soil carbon sequestration schemes Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Gramig, B. M., & Widmar, N. J.
2017 FA (VA) Valuation
The economic value of grassland species for carbon storage Science Advances Hungate, B.A., Barbier, E.B., Ando, A.W., Marks, S.P., Reich, P.B., van Gestel, N., Tilman, G.D., Knops, J., Hooper, D.U., Butterfield, B. & Cardinale, B.J. 2017 LW (VA) Valuation
Assessing pollinator habitat services to optimize conservation programs The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Iovanna, R., Ando, A. W., Swinton, S., Kagan, J., Hellerstein, D., Mushet, D., & Otto, C. 2017 LW (VA) Valuation
Motivations to grow energy crops: The role of crop and contract attributes Agricultural Economics Khanna, M., Louviere, J. J, & Yang, X.
2017 EE (VA) Valuation
The influence of retail outlet and FSMA information on consumer perceptions of and willingness to pay for organic grape tomatoes Journal of Economic Psychology Ellison, B., Bernard, J., Paukett, M., & Toensmeyer, U.C.
2016 FA, O (IE) Impact Evaluation, (VA) Valuation