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Robert (Chip) W. Paterson

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Chip Paterson’s academic training, research, and professional experience are in the areas of applied economics and econometrics, with an emphasis on environmental and natural resource applications. His work includes the design and implementation of non-market valuation studies, survey research, and statistical and econometric analyses, most commonly in the context of natural resource damage assessment, regulatory analysis, or environmental litigation.

Chip holds a B.A. in Economics, with distinction, from Colby College, and an M.S. in Resource Economics and Policy from the University of Maine, Orono. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.

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Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)Natural Resource EconomicsSurvey Research
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Over the last 20 years Chip has worked with the National Park Service on a variety of economic valuation and policy efforts that have involved over 25 different NPS units.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Chip has published in Science, the Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, and Health Economics, among other journals.

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