Kelly Cobourn, PhD
Assistant Professor
Economics
kellycobourn@boisestate.edu |   208-426-3302 | B311C | CV
Bio
Dr. Cobourn joined the Department of Economics at BSU in August of 2009. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis, with a specialization in Econometrics and Environmental and Resource Economics. She also earned a Master of Science in Resource Economics and Policy from the University of Maine after completing a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia. Dr. Cobourn's research broadly centers on bio-economic modeling and the design of incentives to reduce the negative environmental effects of agricultural production. Her most recent research as a member of the Idaho EPSCoR Econ and Policy Team (funded by the NSF) examines the implications of climate change and water rights allocations for agricultural land use patterns. She currently teaches undergraduate quantitative methods and econometrics (Econ 421 & 422).

Education
  • Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California - Davis, December 2009
  • M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine, December 2004
  • B.A. Economics, University of Virginia, May 2001
Select Publications
  • Cobourn, K.M. and N.F. Crescenti. 2012. "The Implications of Surface-Ground Water Hydrology for Optimal Conjunctive Management," forthcoming, Western Economics Forum
  • Cobourn, K.M., H.J. Burrack, R.E. Goodhue, J.C. Williams, and F.G. Zalom. 2010. "Implications of Simultaneity in a Physical Damage Function," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 62(2): 278-289.
  • Cobourn, K.M., R.E. Goodhue, J.C. Williams. "The Role of Harvest Timing in Pest Management: Grower Response to Infestation and Sector-Level Shifts in the Distribution of Output Quality," under review.
  • Cobourn, K.M. 2011. "Incentives for Individual and Cooperative Management of a Mobile Pest: An Application to the Olive Fruit Fly in California," American Journal of Agricultural Economics (proceedings), 93(2): 652
  • Cobourn, K.M. 2005. "Environmental Conservation on Agricultural Working Land: Assessing Policy Alternatives Using a Spatially Heterogeneous Land Allocation Model," American Journal of Agricultural Economics (proceedings), 87(5):1337-1338.
Awards, Honors, and Certifications
  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2010
  • Gordon A. King Outstanding Dissertation Award, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California - Davis, 2010
  • Outstanding Masters Thesis, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2005
  • Provost's Fellowship, University of Maine, 2002
Areas of Interest
  • Dr. Cobourn's research interests include: integrated bio-economic modeling, applied econometrics, agri-environmental policy, and the spatiotemporal dynamics of renewable natural resource use.
Current Courses - Spring 2012

ECON422-001
Econometrics
MWF 10:40AM - 11:30AM
ECON422G-001
Econometrics
MWF 10:40AM - 11:30AM