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ABOUT US
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PERSONNEL
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ENDOWED FACULTY
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YOSKOWITZ
DR. DAVID W. YOSKOWITZ
HRI ENDOWED RESEARCH PROFESSOR FOR SOCIO-ECONOMICS
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HRI ENDOWED FACULTY
DR. RICHARD MCLAUGHLIN
DR. PAUL MONTAGNA
DR. THOMAS SHIRLEY
DR. GREG STUNZ
DR. DAVID YOSKOWITZ
 GULFBASE BIO
CURRICULUM VITAE pdf
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Yoskowitz invited to participate in Gulf Coast Working Group
December 2009 - HRI Endowed Chair for Socio-Economics, Dr.
David Yoskowitz, was invited to participate in the
Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Working Group
stakeholder meeting in New Orleans on December 8.
President Obama established the Working Group to coordinate and
promote federal restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast.
Participating agencies include NOAA, EPA, the Departments of
Agriculture, Army, Homeland Security, Interior, and Transportation,
the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental
Quality. Its primary goal is to protect and restore the region’s
ecosystems and the services they provide at a landscape scale in
order to increase the environmental, social and economic resilience
of the region.
Chair Nancy Sutley, White House Council on Environmental Quality,
opened the meeting and gave the charge to those gathered. Dr. Jane
Lubchenco, NOAA; Terrence Salt, Army Corps; Sam Hamilton, US Fish &
Wildlife Service; Bob Perciasepe, EPA; Janet Woodka, Federal
Coordinator; and Tab Brown, Army Corps were the other federal
principals in attendance.
The stakeholders and principals were then divided into small
workgroups to strategize on particular issues. Yoskowitz had the
opportunity to work with Lubchenco and Salt as well as several other
individuals on identifying the impediments and solutions towards
coastal restoration, providing instructive examples of efforts that
are working well, and identifying criteria that the Working Group
should use to guide its federal priority setting for coastal
restoration along the Gulf Coast.
“The Working Group is in its earliest stages,” says Yoskowitz. “I
expect a lot more activity throughout 2010. HRI can play an
important role, especially as it relates to the integration of
ecosystem services of the Gulf into the decision making process.”
YOSKOWITZ' SPEECH TO ECOSYSTEM WORKING GROUP ON DEC 8 (pdf)
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Dr. David Yoskowitz in his HRI office
Carrie Robertson photo - download hi-rez (410 KB)
Contact Information:
Harte Research Institute
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 210B
Corpus Christi , Texas 78412-5869
Telephone: (361) 825-2966
Fax: (361) 825-2050
E-mail: david.yoskowitz@tamucc.edu
David W. Yoskowitz was named HRI's Endowed Research Professor for
Socio-Economics in Fall of 2008.
Dr. Yoskowitz has research interests in a number of environmental and
economic issues that impact the Gulf of Mexico region, including the
economic impact of sea level rise, ecosystem services identification
and valuation, the economics of water, sustainable development and
understanding the productive value of the Gulf.
CURRICULUM VITAE pdf
Area of Expertise/Interest:
Environmental and Ecological Economics, Ecosystem Services, Regional
Economics
Research Projects:
- Ecosystem Services Inventorying and Valuation in the Coastal Zone of the Gulf of Mexico,
2007-present. As humans we derive a tremendous
amount of benefit from our natural environment that impacts our
well-being. Some of it is easily understood and valued like food and
fiber. There are many other services that are just as important but
not well understood, such as nutrient cycling and disturbance
regulation. This ongoing work will, through various projects, map and
value ecosystem services in the Gulf of Mexico so that they can be integrated into
the decision-making process.
- Sea Level Rise and the Economic Impact, 2008-present. Economic
activity in the coastal zone will be impacted by sea level rise. The
question is: What activity and when? Working with the Coastal and
Marine Geospatial Lab at HRI, the Socio-Economics Group (SEG) is
mapping the projected levels of inundation and analyzing the
potential impact on commercial activity, infrastructure, tax base
and ecosystem services.
- Economic Importance of Freshwater Inflow, 2006-present. Freshwater
inflow into bays and estuaries is critically important in maintaining
a healthy ecosystem and all of the services associated with that
system. This initiative started with a study regarding the value that the
public places on freshwater flow in the Rio Grande River and in San Antonio
Bay. Additional work will center on the development of decision-support tools and the impact of climate change.
- Economic Impact of Climate Change in Texas, 2008-present. Texas
lags behind most of the country when it comes to addressing climate change.
Through the use of case studies focusing on agriculture, health,
large cities and green jobs creation, we can show the costs
of inaction and the benefits of taking action.
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, Texas Tech University, August (1997)
- M.A., Economics, Texas Tech University (1994)
- B.S., Economics and Finance, Bentley College (1990)
Postdoctoral Associates:
Research Associates:
Students:
Courses:
- Principles of Microeconomics, ECON 2302
- Environmental Economics, ECON 3316
- Managerial Economics, ECON 3325
- Managerial Economics (graduate), ECON 5315
Selected Publications:
- D. Yoskowitz. 2009. The Productive Value of the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico-Origins, Waters, and Biota: Volume 2, Ocean and Coastal Economy edited by James Cato.
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D. Yoskowitz and M. Pisani. 2007. Risk and reward: Currency Substitution and Acceptance of the Mexican Peso by Firms in the United States Southern Frontier. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 47:3.
- M. Pisani and
D. Yoskowitz. 2004. Microcredit and micro and small enterprise development in Belize, Central America: A qualitative study of the Small Farmers and Business Bank Ltd. Latin American Business Review, 5:1
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D. Yoskowitz. 2002. Price dispersion and price discrimination: Empirical evidence from a spot market for water. Review of Industrial Organization, 20:3.
· D. Yoskowitz. 2001. Markets, mechanisms, institutions, and the future of water. Environmental Law Reporter, 31:1
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D. Yoskowitz. 1999. Spot market for water along the Rio Grande: Opportunities for water management. Natural Resources Journal, 39:2.
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