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Name: Kazmierczak, Richard F.
Title: Professor
Specialization: Resource Economics
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Department: Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Organization: LSU AgCenter
Address 1: 242B Ag. Admn. Bldg.
Address 2: Baton Rouge, LA 70803 - 5604
Phone Number: (225) 578-2712
Fax Number: (225) 578-2716
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Education/Training
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991
B.S., Wildlife Biology, Michigan State University, 1981
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Areas of Specialization/Research
Resource and Environmental Economics. Research in this area covers a wide array of topics, but primarily concentrates on the economic evaluation of 1) the development, adoption, and management of technology in resource-based production systems, particularly with respect to technology developed to address environmental externalities in coastal and marine systems, and 2) the use of market and non-market mechanisms for environmental and resource valuation and dispute resolution. Both areas of research have implications for the short- and long-term use of renewable and nonrenewable resources, especially with respect to the allocative efficiency and distributional equity of natural and human capital.
Bioeconomics of Resource Use. Current focus is on 1) the economic and biological interactions affecting the operation of natural and human-managed production systems, especially the impacts of technology and risk on decision making and system sustainability, and 2) the interaction of natural and human capital in the economic, environmental, and sociological sustainability of resource management. This research currently emphasizes the application of economic and optimization theory, along with the development of quantitative measures of sustainability.
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Professional Experience
Professor of Resource Economics
Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy (CNREP)
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
July 2005 to present
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
July 1997 to June 2005
Senior Research Fellow
Marine Policy Center
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
September 2001 to September 2002
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
August 1991 to June 1997
Research Associate
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
September 1986 to July 1991
Research Associate
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
June 1984 to August 1986
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Awards/Grants
Recent Grants
“Socioeconomic Assessments for Northern Gulf of Mexico Fisheries.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: July 2008 to June 2011. Principle Investigators: R.H. Caffey, W.R. Keithly, Jr. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $648,512.
“Private Wetland Investment and the Use of Economic Incentives To Achieve Public Objectives.” Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology (CREST) Program: July 2006 to June 2008. Principle Investigator: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $41,125.
“Estimating Private Wetland Values in Coastal Louisiana for Use in Restoration Activities.” Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology (CREST) Program: July 2006 to June 2007. Principle Investigators: W.R. Keithly, Jr. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $18,213.
“A Bioeconomic Model for Managing Harvest Size/Mercury Contamination Tradeoffs in Pelagic Fisheries.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / National Sea Grant College Graduate Fellowship Program: September 2005 to August 2007. Principle Investigator: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $63,334.
“Designing Incentives for Private Maintenance and Restoration of Coastal Wetlands.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program: February 2005 to January 2008. Principle Investigators: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr., W.R. Keithly, Jr., R.H. Caffey and P. Hoagland. Amount: $294,739.
“Graduate Fellowships in Agricultural Economics.” Louisiana State University Board of Regents Support Fund: September 2002 - May 2006. Principle Investigators: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr., J.M. Gillespie, R.W. Harrison and P.L. Kennedy. Amount: $100,000.
“An Economic Analysis of Nutria Population Control and Resulting Impacts on Wetland Habitat and Coastal Use Values.” Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. February 2004 – January 2006. Principle Investigators: W.R. Keithly, Jr. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $109,919.
“The Impacts of Imports, Particularly Farm-Raised Product, on the Southeast U.S. Shrimp Processing Sector.” Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation: January 2004 – December 2005. Principle Investigators: W.R. Keithly, Jr., H. Diop and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $44,879.
“An Intertemporal and Spatially Dynamic Supply Model of the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fleet for Use in Management and Bycatch Reduction.” National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: November 2002 - October 2006. Principle Investigators: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and W.R. Keithly, Jr. Amount: $291,167.
“Graduate Fellowships in Agricultural Economics.” Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund Graduate Fellowships Program: September 2001 - May 2005. Principle Investigators: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr., J.M. Gillespie, and P.L. Kennedy. Amount: $70,000.
“An Economic Analysis of Fleet Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Grouper Fishery.” National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: November 2002 - October 2005. Principle Investigators: W.R. Keithly, Jr. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $212,010.
“Graduate Fellowships in the College of Agriculture.” Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund Graduate Fellowships Program: September 2000 - May 2004. Principle Investigators: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and D.J. Boethel. Amount: $96,000.
“Senior Research Fellowship in Marine Resource Policy.” Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: September 2001 - September 2002. Principle Investigator: R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. Amount: $43,500.
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Publications/Presentations/Patents
Recent Publications
Henderson, J., T.M. Willson, M. Dunn and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2009. "The Impact of Forestry-Related Ordinances on Timber Harvesting in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana." Contemporary Economic Policy 27(1).
Caffey, R.H., R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr., H. Diop and W.R. Keithly, Jr. 2008. “Louisiana Fisheries and the Hurricanes of 2005.” In Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems, ed. T. Hines and K. Kate McLaughlin, 446 pp. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Ran, T., W.R. Keithly, Jr. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2008. “Modeling the Intertemporal and Spatial Supply Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fleet.” Final report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. 160 pp.
Diop, H., W.R. Keithly, Jr., R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and C.O. Dedah. 2008. “Food Scares, Market Integration and the Law of One Price: A Case Study of the United States Oyster Industry.” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F., W.R. Keithly, Jr., H. Diop and J.M. Nance. 2008. “The Potential Effects of Panel Data Attrition and Refreshment On Effort Calculations in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery.” In Nielsen, J., J. Dodson, K. Friedland, T. Hamon, J. Musick and E. Verspoor (eds.), Reconciling Fisheries With Conservation, pp. 1103-1114. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. ISBN: 978-1-888569-80-3
Diop, H., W.R. Keithly, Jr., R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2008. “Relationship Between Early Life Stages of Louisiana White Shrimp and Subsequent Landings.” In Nielsen, J., J. Dodson, K. Friedland, T. Hamon, J. Musick and E. Verspoor (eds.), Reconciling Fisheries With Conservation, pp. 1387-1396. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. ISBN: 978-1-888569-80-3
Keithly, Jr., W.R., H. Diop, R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and M. Travis. 2008. “An Economic Analysis of the Southeast U.S. Shrimp Processing Industry Responses to an Increasing Import Base.” In Nielsen, J., J. Dodson, K. Friedland, T. Hamon, J. Musick and E. Verspoor (eds.), Reconciling Fisheries With Conservation, pp. 283-293. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. ISBN: 978-1-888569-80-3
Willson, T.M. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2007. “The Public Health and Economic Impacts of Contaminated U.S. Fisheries.” Ocean Yearbook, Volume 21. International Ocean Institute and University of Chicago Press, pp. 307-337.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and W.R. Keithly, Jr. 2007. “Estimating the Cost of Securing Landrights for Louisiana’s Coastal Restoration Projects.” Final report to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Keithly, Jr., W.R. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2007. “Economic Analysis of Oyster Lease Dynamics in Louisiana.” Final project report to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 34 pp.
Diop, H., W.R. Keithly, Jr. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2007. “An Economic Analysis of Fleet Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Grouper Fishery.” Final project report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, DC. 120 pp.
Diop, H., W.R. Keithly, Jr., R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2007. “Predicting the Abundance of White Shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) From Environmental Parameters and Previous Life Stages.” Fisheries Research 86:31–41.
Keithly, Jr., W.R. and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2005. “Analysis of Oyster Mortality and Dredging Technology in Lake Machias, Louisiana.” Final project report to E&E Group, Inc., Jefferson, Louisiana. 12 pp.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and W.R. Keithly, Jr. 2005. “The Costs of Harvesting Oysters from Private Leases in Louisiana.” Final project report to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 29 pp.
Larkin, S., W.R. Keithly, Jr., C. Adams and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2004. “Alternative Valuation Methods and Buyback Programs: Implications for the Atlantic Shark Fishery.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36(2):317-332.
Diagne, A., W.R. Keithly and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2004. "The Effect of Environmental Conditions and Regulatory Costs on Relaying in the Louisiana Oyster Industry.” Marine Resource Economics 19(2):211-224.
Doering, O.C., M. Ribaudo, F. Diaz-Hermelo, R. Heimlich, F. Hitzhusen, C. Howard, R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr., J. Lee, L. Libby, W. Milon, M. Peters and A. Prato. 2001. “Economic Analysis as a Basis for Large-Scale Nitrogen Control Decisions: Reducing Nitrogen Loads to the Gulf of Mexico.” The Scientific World 1(S2):968-975.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and P. Soto. 2001. “Stochastic Economic Variables and Their Effect on Net Returns to Channel Catfish Production.” Aquaculture Economics and Management 5:15-36.
Caffey, R.H., R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and M. Schexnayder. 2001. “Brown Marsh and Coastal Land Loss: The Role of Resource Economics.” In Coastal Marsh Dieback in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, Causes, Consequences, and Remedies, eds. R.E. Stewart, C.C. Proffitt, and T.M. Charron. USGS Biological Resources Division, Information and Technology Report, USGS/BRD/ITR-2001-0003, p. 19-20.
Caffey, R.H., R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. and J.W. Avault, Jr. 2001. "Quantifying Sustainability Indicators for Southeastern U.S. Aquaculture Production." Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 879, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 39 pp.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and R.H. Caffey. 2001. ”Conceptual and Practical Approaches to Measuring Sustainability in Coastal Zones.” In Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA/CSC/20120-CD. CD-ROM. Charleston, SC: NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and R.H. Caffey. 2001. “Constructing and Applying a Multi-Criteria Index of Delphi-Assessed Sustainability.” In Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA/CSC/20120-CD. CD-ROM. Charleston, SC: NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and R.H. Caffey. 2001. “Developing Consensus Indicators of Sustainability: A Case Study of Aquaculture.” In Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA/CSC/20120-CD. CD-ROM. Charleston, SC: NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. 2000. “An Empirical Bioeconomic Investigation of Efficiency in the Insecticide Regulatory Process.” Annals of Operations Research 94:11-35.
Kazmierczak, Jr., R.F. and P. Soto. 2000. "The Impact of Price and Yield Variability on Southeastern United States Catfish Producer Operations." Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 876, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 43 pp.
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