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George Parsons

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Title E.I. DuPont Professor - School of Marine Science and Policy
Email gparsons@nospam69c7c7905a6e8.udel.edu
Office 204 Robinson Hall
Phone (302) 831-6891
Biography

Appointments

  • College of Earth Ocean & Environment, School of Marine Science & Policy; profile page
  • Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, Department of Economics
  • College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Department of Applied Economics & Statistics

Biography

George Parsons is an environmental economist with an interest in non-market valuation including travel cost demand models, hedonics, contingent valuation and choice modeling. His recent work includes applications related to coastal beach use, electric vehicle choice, recreational fishing, birdwatching and offshore wind power. His primary appointment is in the School of Marine Science and Policy where he is the Unidel E.I. DuPont Professor.

Education

  • Ph.D. in economics, University of Wisconsin, 1984
  • A.B. in economics, Indiana University, 1975

Select Publications

  • Parsons, G. & Shan J. (forthcoming). Coastal homeowners and offshore wind power: voting, behavior change, and compensation. Marine Resource Economics.
  • Fielding, S. & Parsons, G. (2025). Private versus public flood insurance: differences in premiums and uptake in two coastal housing markets using survey data. Marine Resource Economics 40 (1): 1-22.
  • Weng W., Yan, L. Boyle, K. & Parsons, G. (2023). COVID-19 and visitation to Central Park, New York City, PLoS ONE.18 (9).
  • Parsons, G. & Heintzelman, M. (2022). The effect of wind power projects on property values: A decade (2011-2021) of hedonic price analysis. International Review of Environmental & Resource Economics 16 (1): 93-170.
  • Parsons, G. & Yan, L. (2021). Anchoring on visual cues in a stated preference survey: The case of siting offshore wind projects. Journal of Choice Modeling 38 (100264).
  • Parsons, G., Leggett, C., Herriges, J., Boyle, K., Bockstael, N. & Chen, Z. (2021). A site-portfolio model for multiple-destination recreation trips: Valuing trips to national parks in the Southwestern United States. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 8 (1): 1-25.

Awards & Honors

  • DE Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, grant, 2025-26
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sea Grant, 2022-25
  • First State Marine Wind, grant, 2021-25

Website

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