Mario Teisl received his Ph.D.in Agricultural
and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland and
from 1995 to 1997 he served as a Staff Fellow at the Consumer
Studies Branch, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Mario has been an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Resource Economics
and Policy at the University of Maine since 1997. Mario's research
centers on the impact of eco-labeling on various economic markets
and on the economic benefits of hunting, fishing and watchable
wildlife recreation. He has published scores of articles in
diversified journals including the Journal of Environmental
Economics and Management , Forest Products Journal , Energy
Policy , Journal of Consumer Affairs , American Journal of
Agricultural Economics, the Wildlife Society Bulletin and many
others. He also teaches courses in environmental policy, resource
economics and related topics, advises graduate and undergraduates,
and serves on a number of academic committees at the University
of Maine.
In addition to academic responsibilities, Mario has
been engaged in consulting activities for more than a decade.
For the private sector, he has developed a tax/subsidy program
to encourage environmentally based forest certification for
the Maine Center for Economic Policy, and conducted a natural
resource damage assessment for the Exxon Valdex Oil Spill
for Exxon. Since 1992, Mario has been associated with Southwick
Associates and has joined Southwick in a variety of research
projects and studies concerning the economic aspects of recreational
and commercial uses of fish and wildlife. Collaborative national
projects include estimating boating accident risk models
for the U.S. Coast Guard, investigations on the economic benefits
of hunting and bowhunting in the United States, economic
profiles of the U.S. and Canadian fur trade, and investigations
on the impact of the European Union's wild fur regulations
on U.S. trade. Mario and his Southwick colleagues have also
conducted studies on the economic impacts of fish and wildlife-associated
recreation for a number of U.S. states. With his diversity
of experience, Mario brings many skills to the table for
future collaborative efforts. |
