Mark Eiswerth

PhD, University of Maryland, Economics

MA, University of Maryland, Economics

BA, The Colorado College, Economics

• Professor, University of Northern Colorado (2012 – Present).
• Co-director, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, University of Northern Colorado (2016 – Present).
• Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado (2009 – 2012).
• Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2003-2009); Director of the Fiscal and Economic Research Center (2007-2009); and University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension State Specialist (2005-2009).
• Mary and Leslie Gray Research Assistant Professor of the Economics of Public Lands, University of Nevada, Reno (2001-2003).
• Research Assistant Professor and Cooperative Extension State Specialist, University of Nevada, Reno (1999-2001).
• Senior Associate and Associate, Hagler Bailly, Inc., Boulder, CO (1991-1998).
• Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Investigator, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (1988-1991).
• Economist, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC (1987-1988).

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Water Resource Economics; Economics of Invasive Species Management; Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Habitat Management

Eiswerth, M.E., R. Epanchin-Niell, K. Rollins, M.H. Taylor. Economic Modeling and the Management of Exotic Annual Bromus Species: Accounting for Ecosystem Dynamics, Ecological Thresholds, and Spatial Interdependencies. Chapter 15 in: Exotic Brome-Grasses in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems of the Western U.S.: Causes, Consequences, and Management Implications. Edited by M.J. Germino, J.C. Chambers, and C.S. Brown. New York, NY: Springer Publishing (2016):  pp. 429-456.

Breffle, W., M.E. Eiswerth, D. Muralidharan, and J. Thornton. “Understanding How Income Influences Willingness to Pay for Joint Programs: A More Equitable Value Measure for the Less Wealthy.” Ecological Economics 109 (2015): 17-25.

Skidmore, M., G. Anderson, and M. Eiswerth. “The Child Adoption Marketplace: Parental Preferences and Adoption Outcomes.” Public Finance Review. Published online before print November 12, 2014, doi: 10.1177/1091142114547412 (2014): 1-34. Published in print Vol. 44, No. 2 (2016): 163-196.

Schoengold, K., P. Shrestha, and M. Eiswerth. “The Joint Impact of Drought Conditions and Media Coverage on the Colorado Rafting Industry.” Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research 5:2-3 (2013): 183-198.

Eiswerth, M.E., S.T. Yen, and G.C. van Kooten. “Factors Determining Awareness and Knowledge of Aquatic Invasive Species.” Ecological Economics 70 (2011): 1672-1679.

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. “Balancing Bio-energy Cropping Benefits and Water Quality Impacts: A Dynamic Optimization Approach.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 58 (4) (2010): 463-480.

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. “The Ghost of Extinction: Preservation Values and Minimum Viable Population in Wildlife Models.” Ecological Economics 68(7) (2009): 2129-2136.

Eiswerth, M.E., K. Krauter, S.R. Swanson, and M. Zielinski. “Post-fire Seeding on Wyoming Big Sagebrush Ecological Sites: Regression Analyses of Seeded Nonnative and Native Species Densities.” Journal of Environmental Management 90(2) (2009): 1320-1325.

Eiswerth, M.E., R. Kashian, and M. Skidmore. “Examining Angler Behavior Using Contingent Behavior Modeling: A Case Study of Water Quality Change at a Wisconsin Lake.”  Water Resources Research 44,W11426,doi:10.1029/2006WR005828 (2008).

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. “Dynamic Programming and Learning Models for Management of a Nonnative Species.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 55 (2007): 487-500.

Eagle, A.J., M.E. Eiswerth, W.S. Johnson, S.E. Schoenig, and G. C. van Kooten. “Costs and Losses Imposed on California Ranchers by Yellow Starthistle.” Rangeland Ecology & Management 60(4) (2007): 369-377.

van Kooten, G.C., A.J. Eagle, and M.E. Eiswerth. “Determinants of Threatened Sage Grouse in Northeastern Nevada.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 12(1) (2007): 53-70.

Kashian, R., M.E. Eiswerth, and M. Skidmore. “Lake Rehabilitation and the Value of Shoreline Real Estate: Evidence from Delavan, Wisconsin.” The Review of Regional Studies 36(2) (2006): 221-238.

Kim, C.S., R. Lubowski, J. Lewandrowski, and M.E. Eiswerth.  “Prevention or Control?: Optimal Government Policies for Invasive Species Management.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 35/1 (2006): 29-40.

Eiswerth, M.E., and J.S. Shonkwiler. “Examining Post-wildfire Reseeding on Arid Rangeland: A Multivariate Tobit Modelling Approach.” Ecological Modelling 192 (2006): 286-298.

Eiswerth, M.E., T.D. Darden, W.S. Johnson, J. Agapoff, and T.R. Harris.  “Input-output modeling, outdoor recreation, and the economic impacts of weeds.” Weed Science 53(1) (2005): 130-137.

Yen, S.T., W.D. Shaw and M.E. Eiswerth. “Asthma Patients’ Activities and Air Pollution: A Semiparametric Censored Regression Analysis.” Review of Economics of the Household 2 (2004): 73-88.

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. “Uncertainty, Economics, and the Spread of an Invasive Plant Species.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84(5), December, Proceedings (2002): 1317-1322.

Eiswerth, M.E., and W.S. Johnson. “Managing Nonindigenous Invasive Species: Insights from Dynamic Analysis.” Environmental and Resource Economics 23 (2002): 319-342.

Eiswerth, M.E., and J.C. Haney. “Maximizing Conserved Biodiversity: Why Ecosystem Indicators and Thresholds Matter.” Ecological Economics 38 (2001): 259-274.

2015/2016 College Scholar Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Northern Colorado

2013 First Year Scholars Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Northern Colorado

2010 First Year Scholars Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Northern Colorado