Working Papers

To solve conservation and resource management problems, I employ dynamic optimization, mathematical programming, and econometrics methodologies. I also look beyond economics for state-of-the-art numerical tools to tackle these often nonsmooth dynamic resource management problems.

A Spatial Model of Multi-destination Trips: An application to commercial fishing

This paper constructs a model of a multidestination trip that incorporates simultaneous discrete and continuous decisions on extensive and intensive margins, including location choice, time and effort allocation at each site, travel route, and trip length.

Dec 9, 2024

Modeling Ecosystem Service Conflicts in China’s Lake Poyang

This paper models the joint management of conflicting ecosystem services in working landscapes, focusing on Lake Poyang where local fishing practices affect Siberian Crane habitats.

Dec 9, 2024

On-going research
The Value of Public Catch Information

This paper examines the value of public catch information in Norwegian bottom trawl fisheries by analyzing how changes in data accessibility affect fleet behavior, fishing efficiency, and environmental sustainability.

Jan 7, 2025

Crab management and marine heatwaves – the case of the red king crab management in Norway

This paper examines the impact of marine heatwave in the Barents sea on the coastal red king crab fisheries.

Dec 8, 2024

Oceanic Drivers of Expected Losses from the Creation of Large Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean on Commercial Tuna Fleets

This paper seeks to provide an upper bound estimate of short-run catch losses induced by potential expansions of no-take marine protected areas in the EPO.

Dec 8, 2024

Testing identification strength of narrative sign restrictions for SVAR

This paper provides a testable necessary and sufficient conditions of point identification via sign restrictions of structural VAR models.

Dec 8, 2024