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SEMINAR: Brown Bag Seminar today at 10:30

From: Larry Perruso <larry.perruso@noaa.gov>
Subject: SEMINAR: Brown Bag Seminar today at 10:30
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:15:08 -0400 


                           *SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER*
                           **

                                       *BROWN-BAG SEMINAR

                                       *
*Sorry for the short notice, please join us this morning for a brown bag seminar. 

*

                                                   *THURSDAY!*

**

                           */Thursday June 10 /*/ at 10:30 am/ in the
                           Outbuilding Seminar Room
*Title: *Estimating outdoor recreation demand: a revealed preference approach 
*
*

                       *Speaker:* Akbar Marvasti
                       *Affiliation: *University of Southern Mississippi
                       ** *
                       Abstract*
An aggregate travel cost model is employed to estimate the parameters of a single site recreation demand model for visiting a beach. Applying zonal data, the impacts of several variables which are likely to influence an individual’s decision to take a trip to the beach are examined. The count nature of the dependent variable, distributional information (overdispersion), and heterogeneity of visitors’ decisions are considered in employing three approaches for estimating the parameters of the demand function. The results suggest that the events, weather condition, and weekend effect are among the most significant factors affecting the demand for the beach. 

*Bio

*
Akbar Marvasti is a graduate of Louisiana State University and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has recently taught at Pomona College as a visiting Professor. He is a recipient of grants from the United Nations Development Program and the Canadian Studies Program. As an applied micro economist, his research has a wide span including recreation demand, economics of education, health care, trade in motion pictures, international law, and labor economics. He has published his research findings in several academic journals. His media experiences include Miami Herald, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, and Oregon Public Broadcasting. 

	


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