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
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
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
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
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
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