Sean D'Evelyn
Assistant Professor of Economics, Loyola Marymount University & UHERO Affiliate Researcher
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Department of Economics |
Education
University of Hawaii, PhD, May 2011.
St. Olaf College; B.A.; Economics, Political Science, and Asian Studies; 2003.
Research Interests
Environmental Economics, Experimental Economics, Public Economics
Sean's research focuses primarily on efficient invasive species management and on environmental public goods. Sean uses a variety of tools to better understand these topics, running behavioral experiments, traditional regressions, and calibrated simulations in addition to using standard microeconomic theory and mechanism design.
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Teaching Interests
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Statistics, Experimental Methodology
Sean is a passionate and dynamic teacher. Sean received excellent reviews when he taught Environmental and Resource Economics and Game Theory to undergraduates and a mathematics review course for incoming economics graduate students.
[Teaching Philosophy - Teaching Evaluations]
Selected Publications
Dellis, A., D’Evelyn, S., Sherstyuk, K., 2010. Multiple Votes, Ballot Truncation and the Two-party System: An Experiment. forthcoming: Social Choice and Welfare. [link]
Burnett, K., D’Evelyn, S., Kaiser, B., Nantamanasikarn, P., Roumasset, J., 2008. Beyond the lamppost: Optimal prevention and control of the Brown Tree Snake in Hawaii. Ecological Economics. 67(1): 66-74. [link]
D’Evelyn, S., Tarui, N., Burnett, K., Roumasset, J., 2008. Learning-by-catching: Uncertain Invasive-species populations and the value of information. Journal of Environmental Management. 89(4): 284-292.[link]
Works in Progress
Private vs. Public Strategies in a Voluntary Contributions Mechanism. [Job Market Paper]
Green Research Grants [Working Paper]
Using Economics to Predict Species Movements from 1850. [with Kimberly Burnett, Brooks Kaiser, and Fred Kraus]
Estimating the Cost of Rodent Control on Islands [with Kimberly Burnett]
Evaluating Policy Options to Reduce the Risk of New Strains of Ohia Rust in Hawaii [with Kimberly Burnett]
Teaching Interests
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Statistics, Experimental Methodology
Sean is a passionate and dynamic teacher. Sean received excellent reviews when he taught Environmental and Resource Economics and Game Theory to undergraduates and a mathematics review course for incoming economics graduate students.
[Teaching Philosophy - Teaching Evaluations]
Selected Publications
Dellis, A., D’Evelyn, S., Sherstyuk, K., 2010. Multiple Votes, Ballot Truncation and the Two-party System: An Experiment. forthcoming: Social Choice and Welfare. [link]
Burnett, K., D’Evelyn, S., Kaiser, B., Nantamanasikarn, P., Roumasset, J., 2008. Beyond the lamppost: Optimal prevention and control of the Brown Tree Snake in Hawaii. Ecological Economics. 67(1): 66-74. [link]
D’Evelyn, S., Tarui, N., Burnett, K., Roumasset, J., 2008. Learning-by-catching: Uncertain Invasive-species populations and the value of information. Journal of Environmental Management. 89(4): 284-292.[link]
Works in Progress
Private vs. Public Strategies in a Voluntary Contributions Mechanism. [Job Market Paper]
Green Research Grants [Working Paper]
Using Economics to Predict Species Movements from 1850. [with Kimberly Burnett, Brooks Kaiser, and Fred Kraus]
Estimating the Cost of Rodent Control on Islands [with Kimberly Burnett]
Evaluating Policy Options to Reduce the Risk of New Strains of Ohia Rust in Hawaii [with Kimberly Burnett]