Jerrod Penn

Martin D. Woodin Endowed Professor

Associate Professor of Environmental/Resource Economics & Sustainability

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225-578-2753
221 Martin D. Woodin Hall

Jerrod Penn

Originally from St. Cloud, FL, Dr. Jerrod Penn is an applied economist focused on the intersection of resource/environmental impacts and policy with sustainability and society, frequently using behavioral analyses. His interdisciplinary collaborations include work with entomology, biology, forestry/wildlife, and hospitality/tourism. His work has received attention in popular press, including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. He also enjoys collaborative research/teaching efforts that have led to several teaching awards, undergraduate-authored research publications, and coaching three AAEA national quiz bowl champion teams in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Penn J and W Hu. 2023. Adjusting and Calibrating Elicited Values Based on Follow-up Certainty Questions: A Meta-analysis. Environmental and Resource Economics, 84(4): 919-946.

Goodrich B, Fenton M, Penn J, Bovay J, and T Mountain. 2023. Battling bots: Experiences and strategies to mitigate fraudulent responses in online surveys. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 45(2): 762-784.”

Penn J and W Hu. A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Universities Becoming Bee Campus USA Certified. Accepted, Journal of Environmental Management.

Qi D, Li R, Penn J, Houghtaling B, Prinyawiwatkul W, and BE Roe. 2022. The Efficacy and Interactions of Nudges to Reduce Restaurant Plate Waste and Improve Vegetable Intake: A Field Experiment. Food Policy. (112): 102369.

Jiang Q, Hu W, and J Penn. 2022. Real Payment Priming to Reduce Potential Hypothetical Bias. Journal of Choice Modeling. (45): 100383.

Gutierrez-Castillo A*, Tanger SM, Penn J, and MA Blazier. 2022. Assessing Conservation Easement Landowners Objections Thinning. Forest Science.

Hu W, Sun S, Penn JM, and P Qing. 2022. “On Misccalculating t-Test Statistics and Welfare Measures in Choice Experiments with Effects-Coded Variables.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12311

Penn J, Bastola S*, and W Hu. 2022. “Nudging Away from Plastic Bags with Charitable Donations.” Land Economics. 98(1): 132-149.

Ehmke M, Katare B, Kiesel K, Bergtold J, Penn J, and Boys K. 2022. U.S. Agricultural University Students’ Mental Wellbeing and Resilience During the First Wave of COVID-19: Discordant expectations and experiences across genders. Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy. 44(1): 129-161.

Penn J and W Hu. 2021. The Extent of Hypothetical Bias in Willingness to Accept. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 103(1):126-141.

Petrolia D, Penn J, Quainoo R, Caffey R, and JM Fannin. 2019. “Know Thy Beach: The Value of Beach Conditions Information.” Marine Resource Economics. 34(4):331-359.        

Penn J, Hu W, and H Penn. 2019. Support for Native, Solitary Pollinator Conservation among the Public versus Beekeepers. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 101(5): 1386-1400.

Penn J and W Hu. 2019. Cheap Talk Efficacy under Potential and Actual Hypothetical Bias: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 96: 22-35.

Penn J, and W Hu. 2018. Understanding Hypothetical Bias: An Enhanced Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 100(4): 1186-1206.

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, 2017

M.S.  Economics, University of Kentucky, 2016

M.S. Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, 2013

B.A. Economics Suma Cum Laude; Political Science Cum Laude, University of Florida, 2010  

·         AGEC-2011: Competition Practicum in Agricultural Economics Terminology, F2022

·         AGEC-2700: Economic Concepts of Personal Finance, S2023

·         AGEC-3503: Natural Resource Economics, S2022

·         AGEC-4700: Grad Bootcamp, F2022

·         AGEC-4700/AGEC-7720: Benefit-Cost Analysis, S2021

·         AGEC-7523: Nonmarket Valuation, S2022

·         Emerging Scholar, Southern Agricultural Economics Association. 2020.

·         Advisor/Coach of LSU Ag Economics Quiz Bowl Team. Annual AAEA competition

  • 1st Place: 2019, 2021, 2022
  • 2nd Place: 2020, 2021

·         Louisiana Sea Grant’s Louisiana Discovery, Integration, and Application (LaDIA) Faculty Fellow (2019-20)

·         AAEA, TLC’s Graduate Teaching Award. 2015. National.

·         University of Kentucky Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. 2015.