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Personal Site: https://sites.google.com/site/halkingwang/ (CV)

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Education:

• PhD in Applied Economics and Operations Research (dual-title), Penn State, 2014-12.
• MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, 2010-05.
• MA in Political Economics, Xiamen University, 2008-07.
• BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2005-07.

Research Interest:

• Regional economics
• Environmental and natural resource economics
• Sustainability management, technology management
• Borderland economics and ecosystems
• Spatial economic analysis
• Agent-based modeling

Selected Publications:

• Wang, H. (2020) Estimating flood risk impact on farmland values using boundary discontinuity: Evidence from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Risk Analysis: An International Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13623.
• Wang, H. (2020) The economic impact of oil and gas development in the Permian Basin: Local and spillover effects. Resources Policy 66, 101599. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101599.
  • Media Coverage: Carlsbad Current-Argus, MSN
• Wang, H. (2020) Shale boom and cross-county commuting in the Permian Basin region. The Extractive Industries and Society 7(2), 660-668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.03.009.
• Ortiz-Bobea, A., Wang, H., Carrillo, C.M., and Ault, T.R. (2019) Unpacking the climatic drivers of US agricultural yields. Environmental Research Letters 14, 064003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab1e75.
  • Media Coverage: Cornell Chronicle, Phys.org, AAAS' EurekAlert!
• Wang, H. (2019) Change of vegetation cover in the US-Mexico border region: Illegal activities or climatic variability? Environmental Research Letters 14, 054012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab1a74.
  • Media Coverage: Physics World, Albuquerque Journal.
• Wang, H. (2019) Irrigation efficiency and water withdrawal in U.S. agriculture. Water Policy 21 (4): 768-786. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2019.175.
• Wang, H., and A. Ortiz-Bobea (2019) Market-driven corn monocropping in the U.S. Midwest. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 48(2): 274-296. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2019.4.
• Wang, H. (2018) Pricing used books on amazon.com: A spatial approach to price dispersion. Spatial Economic Analysis 13(1): 99-117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2017.1369147.
• Wang, H. (2016) A simulation model of home improvement with neighborhood spillover. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 57: 36-47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2016.01.005.

Courses Teaching:

• Engineering Economics (ES 316)
• Introduction to Financial Economics (FIN 302)
• Internet Economics & Electronic Commerce (MGT/ECON 201)
• Engineering Decision Making and Risk Management (EMGT 509)
• Financial Management (EMGT 502)