Molly Espey

Professor
Applied Economics & Statistics

263 Barre Hall
Phone: 864.656.6401
Fax:     864.656.5776
e-mail: mespey@clemson.edu

Curriculum Vita:

Education:

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis 1994
M.S. Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis, 1989
B.A. Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis, 1988

Research Interests:

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

Recent Courses Taught:

APEC 257, Natural Resources, Environment and Economics
APEC 433/633, Agricultural Law and Related Environmental Issues
APEC 899, Economics Teaching Methodology
APEC 809, Advanced Natural Resource Economics
CRD 357, Natural Resource Economics

Honors and Awards:

The Eddie H. Kaiser Teaching Award, Clemson University, 2007
Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2005
Who's Who in Agriculture 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
Recipient, 1999 Teacher of the Year, College of Agriculture, University of Nevada, Reno
Recipient, 1999 Western Agricultural Economics Association Undergraduate Teaching Award-Less Than Ten Years Experience
Member, Editorial Council, Review of Agricultural Economics, 2002-
Member, Editorial Council, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2001-2003

Selected Publications:

Espey, Molly. 2008. "Does Space Matter? Classroom Design and Team-Based Learning." Review of Agricultural Economics, 30:4 (Winter), pp. 764-775.

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. "Implementation 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: WO5S05, doi:10.1029/2003WR002534.

Espey, J. and M. Espey. 2004. "Turning on the Lights: A Meta-Analysis of Residentail Electricity Demand Elasticities." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, pp. 65-81.

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 Finance," Choices, Spring: pp. 26-30.