Review
and Workshop
Program
of Research on the
Economics of Invasive Species Management
Washington , DC August 19-20, 2004
This workshop reviewed the progress of research funded by the Economic Research Service's Program of Reseach on the Economics of Invasive Species Management. Participants provided ideas for strengthening those projects and set an agenda for future action. Many of the research issues were identified in a May 2003 workshop on the economic issues of invasive species in agriculture. Both workshops were a collaboration of USDA's Economic Research Service and Farm Foundation.
August 19, 2004
Opening remarks
Utpal
Vasavada, Resource Economics Division, ERS
Neilson
Conklin, Market and Trade Economics Division, ERS
Walter
J. Armbruster, Farm Foundation
Keynote Address
Globalization
and Invasive Species: Economic Insights from Theoretical Ecology
Charles
Perrings, University of York, York, England
Policy/Impacts,
Session I
Moderator: George
Frisvold, University of Arizona
Biology
and Economics of Invasive Species: Spatial and Temporal Interactions
Colin
Carter, University of California-Davis
Feasibility of Indemnifications and Checkoff-Funded Programs To Manage Invasive
Species Risks in Agriculture
Nick
Piggott , North Carolina State University
Randomly Introduced Biological Invasions: The Economics of Prevention
and Control
Lars
Olson, University of Maryland
Discussants:
Ramanan Laxminarayan, Resources for the Future
Clare
Narrod, ORACBA/USDA
Policy/Impacts,
Session II
Moderator: Lynn
Garrett, APHIS/USDA
Comparing
Cost, Risk and Benefit Tradeoffs Under Uncertainty: Cheatgrass Case Study
Lisa
Wainger, University of Maryland
Design
of Systems Approaches to Invasive Pest Management
Everett
Peterson, Virginia Tech
Assurance
Bonds as a Tool To Manage Risks Associated With Intentional Releases of Exotic
Species
Michael
Thomas, Florida A&M University
Estimating
Supply, Demand, Import and Export Elasticities for Horticultural Crops
Gary
Thompson, University of Arizona
Discussants:
Rachael
Goodhue, University of California-Davis
Chris
Klocek, APHIS/USDA
Modeling
Moderator: Ann
Seitzinger, APHIS/USDA
Economics
of Managing Infectious Wildlife Disease When Livestock Are at Risk
Rick
Horan, Michigan State University
Intergrating Prevention and Control of Invasive Species: Lessons from Hawaii
Brooks
Kaiser, Gettysburg College, and Jim
Roumasset, University of Hawaii
Intergrating
Economics and Biology for Bioeconomic Risk Assessment/Management of Invasive
Species in Agriculture
Jason
Shogren, University of Wyoming
Discussants:
Andrew
Solow, Woods Hole
Steve
Ott, APHIS/USDA
Friday, August 20, 2004
Trade
Moderator: Linda
Langner , USFS/USDA
Commodity
Programs, Distorted Markets, and Economic Consequences of Invasive Species Policies
Albert
Acquaye and Hyunok
Lee, University of California-Davis
Tradeoffs
and Resource Allocation Effects for Alternative Invasive Species Management
Policies
Thomas
Wahl, Washington State University
Modeling
the Effects of Invasive Species on the International Trade of Forest Products
Joseph
Buongiorno, University of Wisconsin
Controlling
Exotic Species Introductions: Trade-Related Policies and Exposure
Chris
Costello, University of California-Santa Barbara
Discussants:
Tom
Holmes, USFS/USDA
Cal
Turvey , Rutgers University
Wrapup Panel
Moderator: Kitty
Smith , Resource Economics Division, ERS
George
Frisvold, University of Arizona
Bill
Wallace, PPD, APHIS/USDA
Charles
Perrings, University of York
David
Orden, International Food Policy Research Institute