Ernie Niemi

Ernie Niemi

Ernie Niemi has been a vice president and senior policy analyst at ECONorthwest since 1978. He specializes in applying the principles of cost-benefit analysis, economic valuation, and economic-impact analysis in the context of natural-resource management, economic development, and public-policy decisions. He has presented analytical findings to congressional, judicial, arbitrative, administrative, and scientific/professional bodies.

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M.C.R.P. Urban Planning and Public Policy, Harvard University
B.A. Chemistry, University of Oregon

Environmental Policy and Resource Management

Restoration and Allocation of Water Resources

  • Performed an economic evaluation of watershed restoration projects in Northern California to facilitate a grant application, West Coast Watershed
  • Described the value of water in the Green River Basin by taking an inventory of the various categories of uses and functions of water and determining the economic value of each use and function, Wyoming Water Development Commission
  • Calculated the benefits that a public water utility realized by relying on the protection and planting of trees rather than the expansion of its waste-water treatment facility to meet water-quality objectives, private client
    Publication: Net Economic Benefits of Using Ecosystem Restoration to Meet Stream Temperature Requirements
  • Analyzed the positive and negative economic consequences of restoring natural streamflows in the Eel River, Center for Environmental Economic Development
  • Analyzed and commented on a draft report regarding economic, social, and institutional issues with water allocation in the Klamath Basin, Institute for Fisheries Resources
  • Described the competition for water in the Upper Klamath Basin and the relationship between water and the economy, Public Interest Projects
  • Determined the share of natural and actual streamflow that originates on national-forest lands in Oregon's Willamette River Basin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Assessed the potential economic benefits and costs of the reservoir, related infrastructure, and activities included in the proposed Animas-La Plata project in southwestern Colorado, Earthjustice
  • Described economic dimensions of watershed restoration to provide baseline information for designing and evaluating proposals to restore watersheds in the Sierra Nevada, Pacific Rivers Council
  • Developed an integrated system for identifying areas of greater ecological and socioeconomic potential for restoration of riparian areas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Prepared a response to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Columbia River System Operation Review, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
  • Described the economic effects of state water-regulation policies, Bullitt Foundation and Water Watch
  • Described the economic consequences of alternative hatchery-management programs, Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority
  • Reviewed the proposed economic-evaluation procedures for allocating unappropriated water in the Snake River Basin, State of Idaho Office of the Governor
  • Evaluated alternative plans to manage watersheds affected by the eruption of Mount St. Helens, Cowlitz County
  • Evaluated recreational fisheries in the Flathead Lake area, State of Montana
  • Evaluated proposed policies for leasing wetlands, Oregon Division of State Lands

Forest Management

  • Described the economic value of resources at Cooper Spur, in the Mt. Hood National Forest, that would not be developed under a proposed land swap, Crag Law Center
  • Described the economic costs that might materialize if logging occurred on national forest lands that had experienced wildlife, Cascade Resources Advocacy Group
  • Evaluated economic analyses that had been developed to support the implementation of a proposed habitat conservation plan for private and state-owned forest lands, private client
  • Reviewed a draft chapter of a forthcoming book regarding the socioeconomic consequences of the Northwest Forest Plan, private client
  • Reviewed the economic elements of the U.S. Forest Service's draft environmental impact statement of salvage logging proposals for the burned areas within the perimeter of the Biscuit Fire in southern Oregon, Siskiyou Regional Education Project
  • Evaluated the need for improved voluntary measures and new regulations regarding the application of aesthetic forestry principles and techniques to state and private lands in Washington, private client
  • Described the economic issues underlying proposals to conduct salvage logging in areas burned by the Biscuit Fire, Conservation Biology Institute
  • Described how forest-management approaches that emphasize sustainability and stewardship can have positive economic consequences, Washington Environmental Council
  • Developed a method for determining the sediment-related costs imposed on the City of Salem and its industrial/commercial water users during and following a major flood event in the North Santiam watershed, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Science Foundation
  • Analyzed the impacts of wildfire and fire-related programs on communities in the wildland-urban interface and on low-income residents in particular, Center for Watershed and Community Health
  • Described the potential economic impacts of the Roadless Initiative in Idaho and Montana, which would prevent commercial logging on roadless areas in national forests, Wilderness Society
  • Analyzed economics and collaborative decision-making to make the process of competition for natural resources more efficient and effective, Bolle Center for People and Forests
  • Described the potential economic impacts of reducing logging on the national forests, the non-timber benefits the nation enjoys from these forests, and the potential benefits that would materialize if Congress opted to restore damage from past logging, Sierra Club
  • Evaluated the social and economic contributions of national forests and analyzed the externalized cost of logging on national forests, Forest Guardians
  • Described the economy's response in the Pacific Northwest to logging reductions, Earthlife Canada Foundation and Sierra Club of British Columbia
  • Evaluated alternatives for reforestation of marginal agricultural lands in the Lower Mississippi Delta, Business Council for Sustainable Development
  • Described the economic effects of forest-management strategies to enhance salmon habitat on six national forests in Idaho, Pacific Rivers Council
  • Analyzed the full economic costs of salvage logging on federal lands, Pacific Rivers Council
  • Described the appropriate baselines for economic impact analysis related to forest policy alternatives in the Pacific Northwest, Wilderness Society
  • Developed recommendations for improving the design and implementation of policies for managing complex forest resources, U.S. Forest Service
  • Assessed local economic conditions with and without a change in forest management policy that would protect remaining old-growth forests on federal lands, Wilderness Society

Endangered Fish and Wildlife

  • Described the potential economic effects of federal decisions regarding the management of habitat for marbled murrelets and northern spotted owls in Washington, Oregon, and northern California, private client
  • Analyzed the economic issues related to protection and restoration of habitat for the red-legged frog in California, Pacific Rivers Council
  • Reviewed a draft analysis prepared by NOAA Fisheries of the potential economic consequences of designating critical habitat for 13 species of Pacific salmon and steelhead, Earthjustice
  • Analyzed the U.S. Fish and Wildfire Service's draft proposal to designate critical habitat for the California gnatcatcher, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Analyzed the potential economic consequences of designating critical habitat under the federal Endangered Species Act for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl in Arizona, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Outlined the economic issues that should be addressed in a proposal under the Endangered Species Act to designate critical habitat for bull trout in the Deschutes Basin, Deschutes Board of Control
  • Evaluated alternatives for mitigating the potential adverse economic effects and for enhancing the potential positive effects of salmon recovery on the Columbia River Basin, Portland State University
  • Reviewed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' DRAFT Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Report/Environmental Impact Statement, Trout Unlimited
  • Described the economic consequences of salmon conservation along the Pacific coast of North America, Center for Watershed and Community Health
  • Evaluated the economic components of the federal government's final supplemental environmental impact statement for spotted owl habitat, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
  • Described the economic effects of designating critical habitat for the marbled murrelet in Oregon, Washington, and California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Described the economic effects of designating critical habitat to support the recovery of two endangered species of fish in the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Described the economic effects of designating critical habitat to support the recovery of an endangered species of fish in New Mexico, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Summarized existing studies on the role of fish (salmonids) in the Pacific Northwest economy, Pacific Rivers Council

Sustainable Management of Ecosystems

  • Described the potential economic consequences of alternative uses of Nebraska's natural resources, State of Nebraska
    Report Excerpt: Natural Resource Amenities and Nebraska's Economy: Current Connections, Challenges, and Possibilities
  • Described common errors in economic-impact studies that cause them to downplay the economic benefits and exaggerate the economic costs of environmental protection, Earthjustice
  • Analyzed data on Oregonians' stated importance of and willingness to pay for salmon habitat recovery, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
  • Managed the drafting of a letter signed by more than 100 economists addressed to President Bush and the governors of eleven western states regarding the economic importance of the West's natural environment
  • Provided technical assistance on a handbook for implementing the economic aspects of the Enlibra principles, adopted for managing natural resources, private client
  • Described the economic tradeoffs of allowing, limiting, or prohibiting development in significant riparian areas and wildlife habitat in the Portland metropolitan area, Metro
  • Described the economic benefits of protecting natural resources in the Sonoran Desert, Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection
  • Analyzed Louisiana's economy to help local stakeholders implement a strategy for moving the state toward conservation-based development, Ford Foundation
  • Described the effects of industrial activities on coastal and estuarine resources in Louisiana, W. Alton Jones Foundation

Energy Resources

  • Performed a cost-benefit analysis of energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, Alaska Coalition
  • Evaluated the environmental externalities associated with electric utility regulation, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
  • Described the impacts of proposed legislation restricting transfer of property between electric utilities, Oregon Public Utility District Association
  • Assessed the environmental costs and benefits associated with emissions from one or more generic coal plants in the Pacific Northwest, Bonneville Power Administration
  • Provided technical analysis and recommendations concerning incentive electric rates, special services to existing commercial and industrial customers, and recruitment, Emerald People's Utility District of Lane County, Oregon
  • Calculated appropriate rates for electricity generated by small independent producers and sold to private utilities, private clients
  • Reviewed policies for deregulating small-scale generation of electric power in Idaho, private client

Regional Economic Analysis

Economics of Water Resources

  • Analyzed impacts to tourism and fishing due to LNG tankers coming into Coos Bay, Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P.
  • Described the economic consequences of strategies proposed in the Columbia Basin Water Management Program, private client
  • Detailed the financial implications and considerations of developing a regional wetlands mitigation bank in the Portland metropolitan area, Metro
  • Reviewed the methodology for assessing the economic benefits from increased water delivery reliability during major system disruptions, Seattle Public Utilities
  • Studied the economic benefits of protecting the water, wildlife, and other natural resources on a stretch of the Upper Mississippi River, private client
  • Described the economic conditions in the Columbia River Basin, explained the reasons for the Basin's lagging economy, and highlighted potential transitions the Basin's economy may undergo, Columbia Conversations
  • Reviewed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Final Environmental Impact Statement on deepening the shipping channel in the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, private client
  • Evaluated socioeconomic consequences of ecological restoration projects for the Vermillion River in South Dakota, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Evaluated the economic consequences of alternative management strategies for the Virgin River, Grand Canyon Trust
  • Reviewed water management and allocation policies in the Upper Rio Grande, Western Water Policy Commission
  • Analyzed the role of the Columbia River in the economy of the Pacific Northwest, Northwest Water Law and Policy Project
  • Analyzed the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project to ensure it internalized the externalities of resource-extraction industries on federal lands in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and Idaho, W. Alton Jones Foundation
  • Calculated the economic impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on Alaskan businesses and municipalities, private client

Forest Management and the Timber Industry

  • Analyzed the pending closure of a lumber mill in northeastern Washington, Wilderness Society
  • Developed a methodology for analyzing the economic impacts associated with changes in forest-practices rules, Washington Department of Natural Resources
  • Described the economic consequences of sustainable forest management policies in the Southern Appalachia, U.S. Forest Service
  • Evaluated the relationships between forested ecosystems and regional economies, National Science Foundation
  • Developed a legislative plan for dislocated timber workers, Oregon Joint Legislative Interim Committee on Forest Products Policy
  • Analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of cities responding to mill closures, Oregon Economic Development Department
  • Assessed the fiscal impact of proposed alterations to timber-sales contracts for state-owned timber, Oregon Division of State Lands

Sustainable Economics

  • Worked with representatives from organized labor, distressed rural communities, and urban neighborhoods to identify potential new sustainable industries and jobs, Center for Watershed and Community Health
  • Developed an analytical framework for integrating resource-conservation and economic-development strategies, Ford Foundation Rural Poverty and Resources Program
  • Developed recommendations for ensuring that governmental actions reinforce Oregon's strategic plan, Oregon Economic Development Department
  • Evaluated economic issues associated with the Bureau of Land Management's request for a exemption from the Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Analyzed the economic impact of a plant closure and developed a strategy for a community-wide response, Dallas, Oregon, Mid-Valley Council of Governments
  • Developed a comprehensive portrait of a corporation's role in Idaho's local and state economies, private client
  • Prepared the socioeconomic component of draft environmental impact statements for proposed gold mines in Idaho and Montana, private clients
  • Developed procedures for determining the taxable value of residential, commercial, and industrial property, Montana Department of Revenue
  • Evaluated opportunities for growth in non-wood manufacturing, Lane County
  • Described relationships between land-use policy and economic development, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Energy Resources

  • Developed a handbook on the economic factors associated with relicensing a hydroelectric dam, Hydropower Reform Coalition
  • Evaluated the feasibility of energy-conservation measures for new homes, Oregon Department of Energy
  • Described the economic impact of the development of independently owned, small electricity generators, Oregon Public Utility Commission
  • Described the economic impacts of the formation and expansion of public utility districts, Oregon Public Utility District Association
  • Analyzed the economic, demographic, fiscal, and community-service impacts of siting a high-level nuclear waste repository at Hanford, Washington Department of Ecology
  • Assessed the local economic impacts associated with the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the coal-fired electric generating facility in Boardman, Oregon, Bonneville Power Administration

Expert Testimony

  • Provided testimony on the costs and benefits of water use by an energy company on the Hudson River, 2005
  • Prepared a declaration challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan to deepen the channel of the Columbia River, 2004
  • Evaluated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement regarding the proposed Columbia River Channel Deepening Project, 2003
  • Analyzed the determination of wages for firefighters in Coos Bay, 1994
  • Evaluated damages stemming from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, 1994
  • Evaluated claims that a manufacturer of snowmobiles violated antitrust laws, 1994
  • Analyzed the determination of wages for Portland firefighters, 1985

Litigation Support

Economic Damages to Natural Resources

  • Conducted a benefit-cost analysis of the State of California's ban on the use of MTBE as a gasoline oxygenate for a NAFTA arbitration matter
  • Analyzed the economic damage to homeowners caused by hazardous waste pollution from mining and mineral processing activities
  • Determined economic damages sustained from oil spilled from a grounded ship
  • Analyzed the economic damages incurred by citizens of the State of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia, from a ship that grounded on the coral reef and spilled oil into the mangrove-reef ecosystem
  • Reviewed economic analyses, prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, of the potential economic impacts of court-ordered restrictions on the use of pesticides near salmon-bearing streams in the Pacific Northwest
  • Determined the economic damages incurred by a Native American tribe after the building of a river dam
  • Calculated the economic damages to the Oregon coast resulting from the abandonment of a section of the New Carissa shipwreck
  • Evaluated the economic impacts to municipalities in Alaska of the oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez
  • Analyzed the potential economic effects of mandatory medical monitoring for agricultural workers exposed to a toxic pesticide
  • Evaluated damage claims by area businesses and property owners affected by a pesticide spill in the Sacramento River
  • Calculated damages to a rose nursery from actions by a natural-gas utility

Microeconomic Analysis

  • Analyzed the formation of an integrated health care delivery system in the Portland-Vancouver area
  • Assisted the City of Coos Bay in its wage arbitration with municipal employees
  • Analyzed the market for new frozen-potato products
  • Calculated the present discounted value of alleged damages sustained by Chrysler Corporation resulting from actions of a franchisee
  • Evaluated patent-infringement claims for agricultural machinery
  • Evaluated the economic substance of a property sale-lease-back scheme

Antitrust Economics

  • Analyzed relevant product and geographic markets for video superstores
  • Evaluated potential antitrust violations by an association of licensed river pilots operating under state regulations
  • Evaluated the relevant market, barriers to entry, and degree of competition in the production of maraschino cherries
  • Analyzed the relevant market, impact on competition, and damages associated with alleged restrictions on the sale of replacement roller bearings for rock crushers
  • Evaluated claims that a natural-gas pipeline corporation violated antitrust laws
  • Evaluated claims that the suspension of a physician's hospital privileges constituted a violation of antitrust laws

Economics of Public Policy

  • Analyzed the potential condemnation of privately held generating facilities by a publicly owned electric utility
  • Evaluated a state's economic interest in recreational fisheries on an Indian reservation and the tribal impacts of state regulation of these fisheries
  • Analyzed a public agency's proposed property condemnation, which displaced a planned private-sector development

Publications

  • "Future Water Allocation and In-Stream Values in the Willamette River Basin: A Basin-Wide Analysis." Ecological Applications 14 (2): 355-367. With D. Dole. April 2004.
  • "The High Cost of Free Water." Oregon Quarterly. With E. Whitelaw. Spring 2003.
  • "Building Common Ground: Business, Labor, and the Environment in Louisiana." LUCEC Miscellaneous Publications (1): 34-44. With P. Templet. November 2002.
  • The Potential Economic Benefits of Protecting Natural Resources in the Sonoran Desert. With K. Lee. January 2002.
  • "The Sky Will Not Fall, Economic Responses to Protection of At-Risk Species and Natural Ecosystems." Fisheries 27 (1): 24-28. January 2002.
  • "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Oregon Quarterly. With E. Whitelaw. Winter 2001.
  • Wildfire and Poverty: An Overview of the Interactions Among Wildfires, Fire-Related Programs, and Poverty in the Western States. With K. Lee. December 2001.
  • Coping with Competition for Water: Irrigation, Economic Growth, and the Ecosystem in the Upper Klamath Basin. With A. Fifield and E. Whitelaw. November 2001.
  • Sustainable Practices, Public Buildings, and Jobs. With J. Knight. November 2001.
  • The Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy and Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency. Alaska Coalition. With E. MacMullan and A. Fifield. September 2001.
  • Competition Matters: An Economist's Perspective of Collaborations and the National Forests. With E. Whitelaw. January 2001.
  • Protecting Roadless Areas and Montana's Economy: An Assessment of the Forest Service Roadless Initiative. With A. Fifield. January 2001.
  • Estimating Streamflows from National Forests in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. With E. Whitelaw. 2001.
  • "Bird of Doom...Or Was It?" The Amicus Journal 22 (3): 19-25. With E. Whitelaw and E. Grossman. Fall 2000.
  • Seeing the Forests for Their Green: Economic Benefits of Forest Protection, Recreation, and Restoration. Sierra Club. With A. Fifield. August 2000.
  • An Economic Assessment of the Proposed Animas-La Plata Project. With E. Whitelaw. April 2000.
  • "Salmon and the Economy." Conservation Biology in Practice 1 (1): 20-21. With E. Whitelaw. Spring 2000.
  • Salmon, Timber, and the Economy. Pacific Rivers Council, Oregon Trout, Audubon Society of Portland, and Institute for Fisheries Resources. With E. Whitelaw, M. Gall, and A. Fifield. December 1999.
  • Salmon and the Economy: A Handbook for Understanding the Issues in Washington and Oregon. With E. Whitelaw, D. Lindahl, A. Fifield, and M. Gall. November 1999.
  • Assessing Economic Tradeoffs in Forest Management. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-403. With E. Whitelaw. Revised July 1999.
  • The Sky Did NOT Fall: The Pacific Northwest's Response to Logging Reductions. Earthlife Canada Foundation and Sierra Club of British Columbia. With E. Whitelaw and A. Johnston. April 1999.
  • An Economy in Transition: The Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion. With M. Gall and A. Johnston. 1999.
  • Southern Forests and the Economy: Asking the Right Questions. 1999.
  • An Economic Assessment of the Proposed Logging Project on the Bering River/Carbon Mountain Tract. 1999.
  • "An Economic Evaluation of Flood-Control Alternatives in the Vermillion River Basin, South Dakota." Great Plains Natural Resources Journal 3 (1). With T. Power. Fall 1998.
  • The Economic Consequences of River and Wetland Restoration: A Conceptual Manual. With T. Power. 1998.
  • The Economics of ICBEMP: An Initial Assessment of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project. With M. Gall. 1998.
  • The Ecosystem-Economy Relationship: Insights from Six Forested LTER Sites. National Science Foundation. With P. Courant and E. Whitelaw. November 1997.
  • An Analytical Typology for Examining the Economic Effects of Ecosystem Management. University of Michigan, School of Public Policy. Working Paper No. 407. With P. Courant and E. Whitelaw. May 1997.
  • Water Management Study: Upper Rio Grande River Basin. Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission. With T. McGucken. 1997.
  • Facing the Tradeoffs: Economic Development and Resource Conservation in Louisiana. With C. Heflin, A. Gorr, and E. Whitelaw. June 1996.
  • The Potential Economic Consequences of Designating Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet: Final Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland Field Office. With E. MacMullan, E. Whitelaw, and D. Taylor. May 1996.
  • Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Elements Affected by Fish Hatchery Management Decisions. Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Foundation. With E. Whitelaw. 1996.
  • Facing the Tradeoffs: Economic Development and Resource Conservation in Louisiana. With E. Niemi, C. Heflin, and A. Gorr. 1996.
  • Environmental Protection and Jobs: A Brief Survey. With E. Whitelaw. October 1995.
    • Economic Consequences of Management Strategies for the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. With E. MacMullan and E. Whitelaw. July 1995. Integrating Economics and Resource-Conservation Strategies. With E. Whitelaw. June 1995.
  • The Columbia River and the Economy of the Pacific Northwest. With E. Whitelaw, A. Gorr, and E. MacMullan. May 1995.
  • The Full Economic Costs of Proposed Logging on Federal Lands. With E. Whitelaw. March 1995.
  • Economic Consequences of an Injunction to Protect Salmon Habitat on the Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla National Forests: Preliminary Report. With E. MacMullan and E. Whitelaw. 1995.
  • The Potential Economic Consequences of Critical Habitat Designation for the Lost River Sucker and the Shortnose Sucker: Final Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland Field Office. With E. MacMullan and E. Whitelaw. 1995.
  • Economic Critique of the FSEIS on Management of Old-Growth Habitat. With E. Whitelaw. March 1994.
  • A Method for Estimating the Economic Effects of Habitat Protection. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland Field Office. With A. Sullivan and E. Whitelaw. January 1994.
  • Environmental Externalities and Electric Regulation. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. With E. Whitelaw. September 1993.
  • The Potential Social and Economic Impacts of Long Rotation Timber Management. U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. With E. Whitelaw. May 1993.
  • Pacific Northwest Forest-Policy Baselines. Wilderness Society. With E. Whitelaw. April 1993.
  • "New Conflicts Stir Managers of U.S. Forests." FORUM for Applied Research and Public Policy 6 (3): 5-12. University of Tennessee, Energy, Environment, and Resources Center and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. With R. Mendelsohn and E. Whitelaw. Fall 1991.
  • Transition Strategies for Timber-Dependent Communities. Wilderness Society. With E. Whitelaw and C. Batten. 1990.
  • New Perspectives and the Forest Service: A New Way of Thinking. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. With R. Mendelsohn and E. Whitelaw. 1990.
  • Investing in Dislocated Families. With E. Whitelaw. 1990.
  • Looking Beyond the Owls and the Logs: A White Paper. Prepared for Governor Goldschmidt's statewide Timber Summit. With E. Whitelaw. June 1989.
  • "A Model for Evaluating the Impacts of Forest Management Regulations." Journal of Environmental Management 29 (2): 129-144. With R. Mendelsohn and R. Gregory. 1989.
  • "Oregon's Strategic Economic Choices." In LuAnna McCann (ed.), Oregon Policy Choices. University of Oregon, Bureau of Governmental Research and Service. With E. Whitelaw. 1989.
  • The Economic Impact of Proposed Changes in Washington State Forest Practices Rules. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. With R. Gregory and R. Mendelsohn. February 1987.
  • Generic Coal Study: Quantification and Valuation of Environmental Impacts. Bonneville Power Administration. With R. Mendelsohn and R. Gregory. January 1987.
  • Estimating Environmental Costs and Benefits for Five Generating Resources. Co-authored for Bonneville Power Administration. April 1986.
  • Economic Analysis of the Environmental Effects of a Combustion-Turbine Generating Station at Frederickson Industrial Park, Pierce County, Washington: Final Report. Bonneville Power Administration. With R. Mendelsohn and E. Whitelaw. March 1984.
  • "Oregon's Land Use Program and Industrial Development: How Does the Program Affect Oregon's Economy?" Environmental Law 14 (4): 707-711. 1984.
  • Economic Analysis of the Environmental Effects of the Coal-Fired Electric Generator at Boardman, Oregon. Bonneville Power Administration. With R. Mendelsohn and E. Whitelaw. 1983.
  • Review of Methodologies for Assessing the Environmental Costs and Benefits of Acquisitions. Benefit-Cost Analysis and Environmental Impacts: A Review of the Literature and an Evaluation of Methodologies. Bonneville Power Administration. With J. Friedman and E. Whitelaw. 1981.
  • Analysis and Forecasts of the Demand for Rock Materials in Oregon. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Special Paper 5. With J. Friedman and E. Whitelaw. 1979.
  • Evaluating Public Expenditures: A Guide for Local Officials. Harvard University, Department of City and Regional Planning. With T. Freeman and P. Wilson. 1978.