George R Parsons

School of Marine Science & Policy

• Can discuss the economics of the environment, including the economics of coastal and ocean resources.
• Member of the EPA's Scientific Advisory Board's environmental economics committee.
• Examines environmental and natural resource management issues through the lens of applied welfare economics and cost-benefit analysis. His work includes damage assessment. Current projects include economic valuation studies of wind farms, electric vehicles, shorebirds (such as seagulls) and beach use.

Titles:
Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy
Professor, Economics

In The News:
Ocean City looks ahead to summer - and tourists up for grabs (Baltimore Sun)
Why Electric Cars Will Fail... And Have Already Triumphed (Scientific American)
Cash-for-clunkers rebates offered on new appliances (USA Today)
Cash for Clunkers fails to help economy and environment (Wall Street Journal)

UDaily Article:
Limited range, long charging time concerns for potential electric vehicle customers

Keywords:
economics, environmental, ocean