Department of Resource Economics
Kent Kovacs

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Research Assistant Professor
Department of Resource Economics
University of Nevada/Mail Stop 204
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno,  Nevada   89557

 

Office: (775) 682-6731
Fax: 784-1342
Email: kkovacs@cabnr.unr.edu
Building: Max Fleischmann Agriculture,  Office 235b
Personal Web: http://www.cabnr.unr.edu/kovacs/

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EDUCATION

B.A. Vassar College 2000
Ph.D. University of California, Davis 2006

 
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INTEREST


Applied microeconomics, environmental and resource economics, non-market valuation, regional economics
 
 
COURSES & TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES


APST 470/670 Linear Regression and Time Series (Spring)
 
 
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS


Kovacs, Kent F. “Farmland Conversion in California: Evidence from the Williamson Act
Program.” ARE Update, 11(5), 2008

Kovacs, Kent F. and Douglas M. Larson. 2008. “Identifying Individual Discount Rates and
Valuing Public Open Space with Stated-Preference Models.” Land Economics 84 (2), 209-224.

Kovacs, Kent F. and Douglas M. Larson. 2007. “The influence of Recreation and Amenity
Benefits of Open Space on Residential Development Patterns.” Land Economics 83 (4), 475-496.

 

 

Journals
Kovacs, K 2008, "Identifying Individual Discount Rates and Valuing Public Open Space with Stated-Preference Model" Land Economics, 84(2), 209-224.