Philip R. Wandschneider

Professor and SES Distinguished Professorship in Sustainable Development

• CV
• Short Bio
• Italy Abroad 2009

EDUCATION

• 1981 PhD, Ag Economics, Michigan State U., East Lansing
• 1977 MA, Economic, Michigan State U., East Lansing
• 1969 BA, Psychology, Economics

FIELDS OF INTEREST

• Natural resources, energy and sustainable development

EMPLOYMENT

• 2009 – Present, Distinguished Professorship, sustainable economic Development, School of Economic Sciences, WSU
• 2003 – Present, Professor and Economist, Washington State University, Pullman
• 1985-present, Assoc. Prof. and Assoc. Ag. Economist, Washington State U., Pullman
• 1979-85, Asst. Professor and Asst. Ag. Economist, Washington State U., Pullman

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 8/10, Visiting Professor, University of Bonn
• 4/08-7/10, Visiting professor, University of Bologna
• 1989-90, Public Policy Fellow, The Washington Institute for Public Policy, and Adjunct Professor, The Evergreen State College, Olympia
• 1/79-4/79, Instructor, Dept. of Agri. Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2005, 2007, 2009. Florence Italy. Study Abroad Program. In residence approximately one month in the spring of each year.
• 07/08- 08/08 Visiting scholar (sabbatical), University of Cologne, Germany
• 02/08- 07/08 Visiting scholar (sabbatical), University of Bologna, Italy
• 06/04 Visiting Scholar, Institutional Consultant, Institute for Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; USI, Dept of State.
• 06/96 Program evaluation, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

• 5/85-6/85, Investigator, USAID grant; Jordan, Kenya, and Sudan.
• 1969-71, Cotton Development and 4-H Officer, U.S. Peace Corps and Government of Kenya, Kenya, East Africa.

HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Economic Association
• American Agricultural Economics Association
• Association for Environmental and Resource Economists

TEACHING SPECIALTIES

• Resource economics
• Sustainability, globalization and economic development
• Economic evaluation methods, public choice economics

RESEARCH SPECIALTIES

• Energy economics and policy ;
• Water economics and policy
• Non-market resource valuation
• Economic evaluation (benefit-cost analysis)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Bishop, Clark P., C. Richard Shumway, and Philip R. Wandschneider, “Heterogeneity in the Adoption of Anaerobic Digestion Technology: Integrating Economic and Behavioral Theories of Conservation Adoption.” Land Economics, 86(3) (August 2010):585-608.
• Chouinard, Hayley H., Paterson, Tobias, Wandschneider, Philip R., and Ohler, Adrienne M., February 2008. “Will Farmers Trade Profits for Stewardship? Heterogeneous Motivations for Farm Practice Selection.” Land Economics, 84(1).
• Chouinard, Hayley H., Burkey, Jake, and Wandschneider, Philip R., 2007. ” What Legislation Will Producers Support? How Knowledge, Relevance, and Complexity Influence Attitudes of Wheat Growers towards Farm Bill Legislation.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 8(2).
• Espinola-Arredondo, Ana, Philip Wandschneider, and Jonathan Yoder, “Biofuel policy for the pursuit of multiple goals: The case of Washington State.” Western Economics Forum, Vol. 8, Num. 1 (Spring 2009).
• Foltz, J., S. Woodall, P. Wandschneider, R. Taylor. 2007. “The Contribution of the Grape and Wine Industry to Idaho’s Economy: Agribusiness and Tourism Impacts.” J. of Agribusiness, 25(Spring):77-91.
• Qenani-Petrela, E., R.C. Mittelhammer, and P.R. Wandschneider. “Permanent Housing for Seasonal Workers? A Generalized Peak Load Investment Model for Farm Worker Housing.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economic, April 2008.
• Wandschneider, Philip R., “Air Quality and Economics,” Invited Presentation. Conference on Air Quality and Agriculture – Green Acres, Blue Skies, Davis CA, 2 June 2009.