News Release

My recent economic study shows Oregon's taxes are below the national average. Click here to read the December 14th OSU news story. Or read the full report in PDF form.

Fields of Interest

Natural resource, environmental, and agricultural policy; institutional economics, public economics and taxation; economic growth, development and sustainability.

Education

Ph.D., Stanford University 1985; BA Washington State University

Research Interests

Dr. Jaeger's research includes issues related to water and land use, energy, green taxes, the relationship between economic growth and natural resource allocation (the environmental Kuznets curve), and sustainable development.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Jaeger is professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and extension agricultural and resource policy specialist. Prior to coming to Oregon State University, Dr. Jaeger was associate professor of economics at Williams College, MA. In the late 1980s, Dr. Jaeger spent five years doing research at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Dr. Jaeger earned his Ph.D. and M.A. at Stanford University in 1985, and his BA in economics at Washington State University.

Selected Publications

“The Hidden Costs of Relocating Sand & Gravel Mines.” Resources Policy, Vol. 31(3), September 2006, pp. 146-164.

"The Effects of Land Use Regulations on Land Prices" Environmental Law, spring 2006.

"Conflicts over water in the Upper Klamath Basin & the potential role for market-based allocations," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 29(2), August 2004, pp. 167-84.

Carbon taxation when climate affects productivity, Land Economics, Vol. 78(3), August 2002.

Increasing Stream Flows to Sustain Salmon and Other Native Fish in the Pacific Northwest.(with R. Mikesell). Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 20(4), October 2002.

Economic Growth and Environmental Resource Allocation (with V. Kolpin), processed, November 2002.