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EERC ~ Faculty Associate - William M. Park
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Virginia Tech. M.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University. B.A., Economics, DePauw University. Dr. Park, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, holds an appointment as a senior fellow with EERC. His research in the area of municipal solid-waste management has focused on factors influencing regional cooperation among communities in rural areas; the potential for use of unit pricing systems in a rural drop-off collection context; and policies for encouraging diversion of organic material from the waste stream through composting and other methods. His other research interests include examining the role of market-based or economic-incentive mechanisms in environmental policy, along with other aspects of institutional design that improve the equity and political acceptability of economically efficient policy measures. Dr. Park teaches an upper-division course in Natural Resource Economics (Agricultural Economics 470) that addresses these and other topics. The course is also available by correspondence. Dr. Park is a member of the American Agricultural Economics Association and the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. His hobbies include hiking and camping. Selected Publications William M. Park, "Regional Cooperation for MSW Management in Rural Areas: Lessons from Case Studies," Proceedings from WASTECON 1996 (conference sponsored by the Solid Waste Association of North America, September 1996). William M. Park, P. M. Jakus, and K. J. Tiller, "Generation of Recyclables by Rural Households," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, July 1996. William M. Park and Kelly H. Tiller, Rural Dropoff Recycling: A Williamson County, Tennessee, Case Study, University of Tennessee, June 1996. William M. Park, "Using Volume-Based User Fees in Rural Areas: How Do They Work?" Resource Recycling, January 1995. |
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