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Steven Hackett

Economics / Humboldt State University
: Siemens Hall 206c, HSU, Arcata, CA 95521 / : 707-826-3237 / : hackett [at] humbold@example.com @example.com @example.comt [dot] edu / : Abridged curriculum vitae

About me

Most of my work is centered on environmental and natural resource economics.

Marine fisheries have long contributed income and jobs to the natural resource sector of the California economy. In recent years I have focused on fisheries economics and policy, thanks to support from organizations such as the Sea Grant College Program, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), NOAA Fisheries, and others. I have collaborated with colleagues at HSU, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Maryland. My research team recently released the COFHE model for assessing economic impact in each of California's commercial marine fisheries. Unique models were developed to function at county, regional, and statewide scales, and are built on technical cost information derived from a statewide survey that we conducted in 2007. They are available on the CDFG's Marine Division website.

The challenging problem of stabilizing and then reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gases can be addressed by fashioning laws and regulations (e.g., AB 32 and the Scoping Plan) that use policy instruments from environmental economics to help move society towards a lower-carbon energy future. With support from the Coastal Conservancy, I recently completed the "economic and social considerations" chapter for California's white paper on wave energy development, available on the California Energy Commission (CEC) website.

Through my association with HSU's Energy, Environment, and Society graduate program, Environmental Science undergraduate program, Schatz Energy Research Center, and Humboldt Energy Independence Fund, I work with an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff, and students on energy projects linked to reducing anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions. I am currently working with the Schatz Energy Research Center, the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, and PG&E on a project supported by CEC's PIER program and the Headwaters Fund. We are looking at the engineering, economic, and policy requirements for creating a renewable energy secure community by managing the Humboldt micro-grid with 75 to 100 percent of energy supplies derived from renewable sources.

Communities in California struggle with balancing the twin imperatives of promoting a vibrant economy and a healthy environment. I assist jurisdictions and agencies with economic analysis related to development planning and environmental impact assessment. For example, I recently helped write several EIS technical reports to evaluate the impacts of USDA APHIS's proposed deregulation of GMO alfalfa cultivars for use in US agriculture. This work involved researching the possible impacts of deregulating GMO alfalfa on organic and conventional agriculture, and on downstream organic and conventional food markets. I have also supervised the technical analysis underlying economic development strategic plans for several local jurisdictions (e.g., Arcata, Fortuna, and Rio Dell).

I have been at Humboldt State University for 15 years, and came here after 5 years as a member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Economics and the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Publications

1. Hackett, Steven, D. King, D. Hansen, and E. Price. 2009. The Economic Structure of California’s Commercial Fisheries. Technical Report . California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/economicstructure.asp (report)

2. Hackett, Steven. 2008. Economic and Social Considerations for Wave Energy Development in California. Developing Wave Energy in Coastal California: Potential Socio-Economic and Environmental Effects No. CEC-500-2008-083. California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California. http://www.energy.ca.gov/2008publications/CEC-500-2008-083/CEC-500-2008-083.PDF (report)

3. Johnson, M., J. Kellermann, A. Stercho, and S.C. Hackett. 2008. Ecological and Economic Services Provided by Birds on Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Farms. Conservation Biology 22(5): 1177 - 1185. (article)

4. Hackett, Steven and D. Hansen. 2008. Cost and Revenue Characteristics of the Salmon Fisheries in California and Oregon. Technical Report . National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, DC. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/salmonfisheries.asp (report)

5. Hackett, S. 2006. Natural Resources. In Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics, edited by A. Vaidya, 820-828. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. (bookchapter)

6. Hackett, Steven. 2006. Environmental and Natural Resources Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society. 3rd edition. New York: Sharpe. (book)

7. Hackett, Steven, D. Hankin, and C. Dewees. 2005. California's Dungeness Crab: Conserving the Resource and Increasing the Net Economic Value of the Fishery. Project Completion Reports . California Sea Grant, La Jolla, California. http://repositories.cdlib.org/csgc/rcr/Fisheries04_05 (report)

8. Hackett, S., D. Hankin, and M. Krachey. 2005. Derby Fisheries, Individual Quotas, and Transition in the Fish Processing Industry. Marine Resource Economics 20: 47-60. (article)

9. Hackett, S., M. Krachey, C. Dewees, D. Hankin, and K. Sortais. 2004. Characteristics of Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) Processing in California. California Agriculture 58: 190. (article)

10. Dewees, C., K. Sortais, S.C. Hackett, M. Krachey, and D. Hankin. 2004. Racing for Crabs: Costs and Management Options in the Dungeness Crab Fishery. California Agriculture 58: 186-193. (article)

11. Hackett, Steven. 2004. Economic Development Strategic Plan. Planwest Partners . City of Arcata, . http://www.planwestpartners.com/projects/arcata/economic_dev_strategic_plan.cfm (report)

12. Hackett, S. 2003. Management of Ocean Fisheries. In Water: Science and Issues, edited by E.J. Dasch. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. (bookchapter)

13. Hackett, S., C. Dewees, D. Hankin, and M. Krachey. 2003. An Economic Overview of Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) Processing in California. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 44: 86-93. (article)

14. Hackett, S. 2002. An Economic Overview of the California Wetfish Industry Complex. In California's "Wetfish" Industry: It's Importance Past, Present and Future, edited by D. Pleschner-Steele, http://ca-seafood.ucdavis.edu/news/wetfish/wf_econ.pdf. Santa Barbara, CA: California Seafood Council. (bookchapter)

15. Hackett, Steven. 2001. Environmental and Natural Resources Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society. 2nd edition. New York: Sharpe. (book)

16. Maxwell, J., T. Lyon, and S.C. Hackett. 2000. Self-Regulation and Social Welfare: The Political Economy of Corporate Environmentalism. Journal of Law and Economics 43: 583-618. (article)

17. Hackett, S. and K. Srinivasan. 1998. Do Supplier Switching Costs Differ Across Japanese and US Multinational Firms? Japan and the World Economy 10: 13-32. (article)

18. Hackett, Steven. 1998. Environmental and Natural Resources Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society. 1st edition. New York: Sharpe. (book)

19. Hackett, S. 1995. Heterogeneity and Share Contracting in Medical Group Practices. International Journal of the Economics of Business 2: 103-122. (article)

20. Hackett, S. and J. Walker. 1995. Common-Pool Resources: The Relevance of Laboratory Experimental Research. In Water Quantity/Quality Management and Conflict Resolution, edited by A. Dinar and E. Loehman, 409-23. Westport, CT: Praeger. (bookchapter)

21. Hackett, S. 1995. Pollution-Controlling Innovation in Oligopolistic Industries: Some Comparisons Between Patent Races and Research Joint Ventures. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 29(3): 339-356. (article)

22. Hackett, S. 1994. Is Relational Exchange Possible in the Absence of Reputations and Repeated Contact? Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 10: 360-389. (article)

23. Hackett, S., D. Dudley, and J. Walker. 1994. Heterogeneities, Information, and Conflict Resolution: Experimental Evidence on Sharing Contracts. Journal of Theoretical Politics 6: 495-525. (article)

24. Hackett, S., J. Walker, and E. Schlager. 1994. The Role of Communication in Resolving Commons Dilemmas: Experimental Evidence with Heterogeneous Appropriators,. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 27: 99-126. (article)

25. Hackett, S. 1993. Consignment Contracting. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 20: 247-253. (article)

26. Hackett, S. 1993. Incomplete Contracting: A Laboratory Experimental Analysis. Economic Inquiry 31: 274-297. (article)

27. Lyon, T. and S.C. Hackett. 1993. Bottlenecks and Governance Structures: Open Access and Long Term Contracting in Natural Gas. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 9: 380-98. (article)

28. Hackett, S. 1992. A Comparative Analysis of Merchant and Broker Intermediation. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 18: 299-315. (article)

29. Hackett, S. 1992. Heterogeneity and the Provision of Governance for Common-Pool Resources. Journal of Theoretical Politics 4: 325-42. (article)

30. Hackett, S. and T. Lyon. 1990. Gas Inventory Charges and Peak-Load Reliability. Proceedings of the 12th Annual North American Conference of the International Association of Energy Economics October: 173-184. (article)

Positions & Honors

2005 – Scholar of the Year, Humboldt State University

2005 – Outstanding Planning -- Small Jurisdiction, American Planning Association

2005 – Gold Award, Refereed Journal Article, Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals

Grants

1. Economic and Social Considerations for Wave Energy Development in California,

2. Planning for Renewable-Based Energy Security and Prosperity in Humboldt County

3. The Economic Structure and Impact of California’s Commercial Fisheries

4. The Economic Structure of the Salmon Troll Fishery in California and Oregon

5. Wind and Hydro Energy Feasibility Study for the Yurok Tribe

Collaborators, Advisors & Advisees

Pitchon, A – CSUDH (Collaborator)

Educational background

1989 – Ph.D, Texas A&M University, College Station (Economics)

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