Professor of Applied Economics and Emery Castle Chair in Resource and Rural Economics
Current Research Projects
Current working papers and forthcoming/recent articles:
*Haque, N., Lewis, D.J., and C. Mihiar. 2026. Severe Hurricanes, Federal Disaster Assistance and the Economic Value of Forests: Empirical Evidence. Working Paper. (PDF version)
*White, J.C., Mihiar, C., and D.J. Lewis, D.J. 2026. Rising wildfire risk and private forest management adaptation: Evidence from the western United States. Working Paper. (PDF version)
*Zhao, Z., Langpap, C., and D.J. Lewis. 2026. Examining the effectiveness of non-profit groups’ expenditures on species recovery: The case of Pacific salmon and steelhead. Working Paper. (PDF version).
*Zhao, Z., and D.J. Lewis. 2025. Conversions of natural forests to plantations induced by wood pellet expansion. Working Paper.
Note: * above signifies a paper written with a graduate student as part of their research.