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. Contact Mario at Teisl@maine.edu
