Molly Espey
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

 
EDUCATION:

COURSES TAUGHT:

Introductory Microeconomic Theory
Introductory Macroeconomic Theory
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Natural Resource Use in Native American Economies
Advanced Natural Resource Economics (graduate level)
Natural Resource Management and Policy (graduate level)
Teaching Methodology in Economics

PUBLICATIONS:

Espey, Molly. 2006. "Implementation of Recreation Fees by the U.S. Forest Service: 1996-2002." Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 24:87-101.

Espey, M., and S. Nair. 2005. "Automobile Fuel Economy: What Is It Worth?" Contemporary Economic Policy, 23:317-323..

DeWald, J., M. Espey, and M. Hammig. 2004. "Implementaion of Village Self-Help Projects in the Kyrgyz Republic," World Development, 32:11.

Espey, M., and B. Towfique. 2004. "International Bilateral Water Treaty Formation," Water Resources Research, 40(5): W05S05, doi:10.1029/2003WR002534

Espey, J., and M. Espey. 2004. "Turning on the Lights: A Meta-Analysis of Residential Electricity Demand Elasticities." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, April

Espey, M. 2002. "Price Setting Under the Federal Recreation Fee Demonstration Program: 1996-2001," Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Newsletter, 22:2, pp. 17-21.

Espey, M., and K. Owusu_Edusei. 2002. "Federal Land Acquisition and Payments-in-Lieu of Taxes: One Piece in the Puzzle of County Finances," Choices, Spring, pg. 26-30.

Espey, M., and K. Owusu-Edusei. 2001. "Neighborhood Parks and Residential Property Values in Greenville, South Carolina." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 33:3 pp. 487-492.

M. Espey (2001). "Federal Land Exchanges: 1960-1999," Contemporary Economic Policy. 19:4, pp. 479-487.

M. Espey (2001). "Review of 'Cutting Green Tape: Toxic Pollutants, Environmental Regulation and the Law," Richard L. Stroup and Roger E. Meiners, eds. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 83:2 pp. 478-479.

M. Espey (2001). "Federal Land Exchanges," Proceedings of the SERA-IEG Regional Workshop, SRDC Series Number 220, June. (http://ext.msstate.edu/srdc/publications/series.htm)

M. Espey and H. Kaufman (2000). "The Impact of Airport Noise and Proximity on Residential Property Values," Growth and Change,31(3):341-352.

M. Espey and D. Thilmany (2000). "Farm Labor Demand: A Meta-Regression Analysis of Wage Elasticities," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 25(1):. 252-266.

H. Kaufman, M. Espey, and J. Englin (1998). "No Plane, Big Gain? Airport Noise and Residential Property Values in the Reno-Sparks Area," Choices, Third Quarter, pp. 42-43.

M. Espey (1998). "Gasoline Demand Revisited: An International Meta-Analysis of Elasticities," Energy Economics, 20(3): 273-296.

M. Espey (1997). "Testing Math Competency in Introductory Economics," Review of Agricultural Economics, 19(2): 484-491.

M. Espey (1997). "Traffic Jam: An International Study of Automobile Travel Demand," Papers in Regional Science, 76(3): 343-356.

M. Espey, J.A. Espey, and W. D. Shaw (1997). "Price Elasticity of Residential Demand for Water: A Meta-Analysis," Water Resources Research, 33(6): 1369-1374.

M. Espey (1997). "Pollution Control and Energy Conservation: Complements or Antagonists?" The Energy Journal, 18(2): 23-38.

M. Espey (1996). "Explaining the Variation in Elasticity Estimates of Gasoline Demand in the United States: A Meta-Analysis," The Energy Journal, 17(3): 49-60.

M. Espey (1996). "Watching the Fuel Gauge: An International Model of Automobile Fuel Economy," Energy Economics, 18: 93-106.

L. Schipper, M.J. Figueroa, L. Price, and M. Espey (1993). "Mind the Gap: The Vicious Circle of Measuring Automobile Fuel Use," Energy Policy, December, 1173-1190.

Lin, Huiyan, K.S. Lu, M. Espey, and J. Allen. 2005. "Modeling Urban Sprawl and Land Use Change in a Coastal Area--A Neural Network Approach." American Agricultural Economics Association, Providence, RI, July.

Espey, Molly. 2005. "Implementation of Recreation Fees by the U.S. Forest Service: 1996-2002." American Agricultural Economics Association, Providence, RI, July.

Espey, M., and S. Nair. 2004. "Consumer Willingness to Pay for Automobile Fuel Economy." American Agricultural Economics Association, Denver, CO, August.

Espey, M. 2004. "Team Based Learning: A Two-Year Odyssey." American Agricultural Economics Association, Denver, CO, August.

Espey, M. 2004. "Evaluation of Team Based Learning in Economics." American Agricultural Association, Denver CO, August.

Fakhruddin, F., and M. Espey. 2003. "Living on the Edge: Property Values in the Urban/Rural Fringe." American Agricultural Economics Association, Montreal, Canada, July.

Towfique, B., and M. Espey. 2002. "Hydro-politics: The Economic Foundations of International Water Treaties." American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California.

Espey, M. 2002. "Teaching Economics to Interdisciplinary Groups." American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California

Espey, M. 2002. "Price Setting Under the Federal Recreation Fee Demonstration Program: 1996-2001." Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

F. Fahkruddin and M. Espey. 2002. "Urban/Rural Fringe, Lakes, and Residential Property Values in Upstate South Carolina." Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

M. Espey and K. Owusu-Edusei (2001) "Demographics and the Value of Park Proximity in Greenville, South Carolina." American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Chicago.

M. Espey and K. Owusu-Edusei (2001). "Neighborhood Parks and Residential Property Values in Greenville, South Carolina." Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas.

M. Espey (2000). "The Political Economy of Federal Land Exchanges," Western Economics Association International Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia.

M. Espey (2000) "Federal Land Exchanges," SERA-IEG meeting, Athens, Georgia.

D. Thilmany and M. Espey (1998). "Farm Labor Demand and Supply: A Meta-Analysis of Wage Elasticities," American Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, Salt Lake City, Utah.

M. Espey and H. Kaufman (1997). "No Plane, Big Gain: Airport Noise and Residential Property Values in the Reno-Sparks Area", Western Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, Reno, Nevada.

M. Espey (1997). "Meta-Analysis for Regional Economic Studies", Southern Regional Sciences Association Meetings, Memphis, Tennessee.

M. Espey and H. Kaufman (1996). "Meta-Analysis of Gasoline Demand Elasticities in the United States", American Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, San Antonio, Texas.

M. Espey (1996). "Testing Math Competency in Introductory Economics", American Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, San Antonio, Texas.

J.A. Espey, M. Espey, and W.D. Shaw (1996). "Explaining the Variation in Residential Water Demand Elasticity Estimates", Arid Lands Conference, Reno, Nevada.

M. Espey (1995). "Watching the Fuel Gauge: An International Model of Automobile Fuel Economy", Western Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, Rapid City, South Dakota.

M. Espey (1994). "Pollution Control and Energy Conservation: Complements or Antagonists?", American Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, San Diego, California.

J. Agapoff, M. Espey, and D. Stevens (1999). "Federal Land Exchanges in Nevada", University of Nevada, Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet 99-XX.

J. Agapoff, M. Espey, and D. Stevens (1999). "Federal Land Exchanges in Nevada and Payments In Lieu of Taxes", University of Nevada, Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet 99-XX.

M. Espey, R. Gregory, and B. Borden (1998). "Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1997", University of Nevada, Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet 98-43.

"Forces of Change in the Rural/Urban Interface: Residential Land Use," National Research Initive, U.S. Department of Agriculture, $120,000, 2002-2005.

"The Economics of Sustainability," Sustainable Universities Initiative, $2700. 2001

"Open Space Preservation and Property Values in Greenville, SC," Center for Applied Real Estate Education and Research, University of South Carolina, $9922. 2000

"Land Conservation in South Carolina," Sustainable Universities Initiative, $4700, 2000.

"Public/Private Property Exchanges in Nevada: Historical Overview and Case Study", Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Nevada, Reno, $7400, 1997.

Math Across the Curriculum developmental grant, $1500, 1995.

"Analysis of Roadway Expenditures and Economic Growth in the Reno-Sparks Metropolitan Area", First Interstate Bank of Nevada summer research stipend, $2000, 1995.

HONORS

Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2005
Who's Who in Agricultural Higher Education 2003
Award for Faculty Excellence, Clemson University Board of Trustees, 2003
Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2002
Award for Faculty Excellence, Clemson University Board of Trustees, 2000
1999 Teacher of the Year, College of Agriculture, University of Nevada, Reno
1999 Western Agricultural Economics Association Undergraduate Teaching Award - Less Than 10 Years Experience

University:

Program Coordinator and Advisor, Environmental and Natural Resources major, Clemson University, 2001-
Graduate Committee, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Clemson University, 1999-present
Undergraduate Advisor, Dept. of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada Core Curriculum Social Science Core Subcommittee member 1998-1999
Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno, Member 1994-1998, Chair 1996-1998
Curriculum Committee, College of Agriculture, University of Nevada, Reno, Member 1995-1998, Chair 1997
Scholarship Committee, College of Agriculture, University of Nevada, Reno, 1995- present

Profession:

Organizer and Moderator, "Teaching Economics to Interdisciplinary Groups," American Agricultural Economics Association meeting, August 2002.

Editorial Council, Review of Agricultural Economics, 2002--
Editorial Council, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2001-2003.
Chair, WAEA Teaching Award committee, 2001
AAEA Distinguished Teaching Award committee, 2001
SAEA Teaching Committee, 2000-2003
AAEA Resident Instruction Committee, 2000
Organizer and Moderator, "Teaching Environmental and Resource Policy Using Case Studies", American Agricultural Economics Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1998.
Council member, Western Agricultural Economics Association 1995-98
Chair, Committee for Local Arrangements for Western Agricultural Economics Association 1997 Meetings
Western Regional Teaching Symposium Planning Committee, 1996

Reviewer for:
American Agricultural Economics Association
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Small Business Innovative Research
CSREES, Higher Education Programs, Tribal Education Equity
CSREES, Higher Education Programs, Tribal Research
Energy Economics
The Energy Journal
Journal of Agribusiness
Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Journal of Transportation and Statistics
Oxford University Press
The Review of Regional Studies
Western Agricultural Economics Association

INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Developing a Learning Environment Where All Students Seek to Excel, AAEA pre-conference workshop, August 2001.
Discussion-based Classes: Challenges and Solutions, April 2000
Group Projects and the Collaborative Learning Environment, January 2000
Enhancing Classroom Discussion workshop, Fall 1999
Designing and Sequencing Assignments workshop, Fall 1999
Designing Effective Assignments workshop, Winter 1999
Teaching Portfolio Development workshop, Spring 1998
Young Faculty Program, Political Economy Research Center, Bozeman, Montana, Summer 1997
Instructional Development, Effectiveness, and Attitude Seminars (IDEAS for Professors), Spring 1996
University of Nevada Capstone Workshop, Spring 1996
1996 Western Regional Teaching Symposium, Reno, Nevada
1995 Western Regional Teaching Symposium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

American Agricultural Economics Association
Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
Southern Agricultural Economics Association
Western Agricultural Economics Association

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