Will Delavan
Associate Professor of Economics
Dr. Will Delavan teaches numerous courses in the undergraduate and MBA programs. After earning his Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University, he taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology before becoming an Economist with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Professor Delavan then taught at Bucknell University before arriving at LVC. He has led two study-abroad trips to Maastricht, The Netherlands, advises the Photography and Ultimate Frisbee clubs, and served as the Faculty Athletic Representative for six years, being named an NCAA FAR Fellow.
Publications and Presentations
“Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Permitting of the Renovo Energy Center.” Expert Report For EHB Docket No. 2021-055-L, on behalf of Clean Air Council, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, and the Center for Biological Diversity. April 1, 2022.
“RGGI is not Pennsylvania’s best option to cut carbon.” With Yoram Bauman. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Apr 12, 2021
Review, “Buried Out of Sight: PennFuture Releases New Report that Shines Light on Massive Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Pennsylvania.” Penn Future 2021.
“The Looming Health Insurance Problem in “After the Pandemic: Visons of Life Post CoVID-19, Lawrence Knoll editor. Sunbury Press 2020.
Reviewer, Chapter 16, Health Care, Jonathan Gruber’s Public Finance, 6th edition. Macmillan 2019.
Review, “Finding Pennsylvania’s Solar Future: Pennsylvania’s Solar Future Plan. PennFuture 2018.
This work is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, under Award Number DE-EE0007666.
Economics of Consumption in C.A. Zimring and W.L. Rathje (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage, Volume 1 (pp. 209-212). London, England: Sage Publications. 2012.
Pennsylvania in C.A. Zimring and W.L. Rathje (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage, Volume 2 (pp. 661-662). London, England: Sage Publications. 2012.
Sports in C.A. Zimring and W.L. Rathje (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage, Volume 2 (pp. 862-867). London, England: Sage Publications. 2012.
“A Comparison of Revealed, Stated, and Actual Behavior in Response to a Change in Fishing Quality.” Second author with Richard Ready, and Donald Epp. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 10(3) 2005.
Capitalism in Carl Mitchum (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, Volume 1. (pp. 288-290). New York: MacMillan. 2005.
Property in Carl Mitchum (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, Volume 2. (pp. 1524-1527) New York: MacMillan. 2005.
Thorstein Veblen in Carl Mitchum (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics Volume 2. (pp. 2023-2024) New York: MacMillan. 2005.
“Yaron, Dan. Economics of Water Resources: the Contributions of Dan Yaron.” Book Review: in American Journal of Agricultural Economics.86(3): 855 2004.
“The Impact of License Fees on Pennsylvania Trout Anglers’ Participation.” With Richard Ready and Donald Epp. Proceedings of the 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station General Technical Report NE-317. 2004.
“Benefits Transfer: the Case of Nitrate Contamination in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Maine.” Primary author with Donald J. Epp. Chapter 7 in the Economic Value of Water Quality. Eds. Bergstrom, John C., Kevin Boyle and Gregory L. Poe. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 2002.
“Measuring the Value of Protecting Groundwater from Nitrate Contamination in Southeastern Pennsylvania.” Second author with Donald J. Epp. Chapter 4 in the Economic Value of Water Quality. Eds. Bergstrom, John C., Kevin Boyle and Gregory L. Poe. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 2002.
“Impact of License Fees and Stocking Levels on Pennsylvania Trout Anglers’ Satisfaction and Participation in the Fishery.” Second author with Richard Ready and Don Epp. Report to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. October 2001.
“Two Benefits Transfer Applications.” Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Agricultural, Regional and Environmental Economics and Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University. May 2003.
“The Quest for a Benefits Transfer Protocol: Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater.” Second Author with Donald J. Epp. From W-133 Benefits and Costs of Resource Policies Affecting Public and Private Land, Thirteenth Interim Report. Compiled by Steven Polasky. A Western Regional Research Publication. June 2000.
“Measuring the Benefits of Groundwater Protection in Southeastern Pennsylvania.” M.S. Thesis. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University. August 1997.
“El Nino and Coffee Price Volatility.” Second author with Darren Frechette. Staff Paper, presented by Dr. Frechette at the Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 1997.
“Economic Determinants of Local Efforts to Manage Groundwater Resources in Pennsylvania.” Principal author with Charles Abdalla and Adda Owino. Staff paper #490. The Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. The Pennsylvania State University. May 1996.
“Mandated Financial Training for FSA/USDA Farm Borrowers.” Co-author with Greg Hanson and Lehan Power. Journal of Extension. April 1996.
“Economic Valuation of Groundwater.” and “The Laurel Ridge Case Study.” Technical Assistant to Contributing Author Charles Abdalla in Valuing Groundwater. Ed. Etan Gutterman. National Research Council, Water Science and Technology Board: Washington D.C. 1996.
Presentations and Reviews
Journal Article Reviewer for the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 2016-present.
Sabbatical talk Spring 2018. Reconsidering the new regulatory capture in the age of big data and evidence-based policy making.
Frackonomics: a tale of regulatory capture and power. Franklin and Marshall College invited Speaker November 20, 2014.
Review Dan Ariely’s “Irrational game” 2016 NABET teaching Economics with Haiku
The Harrisburg Incinerator: A Cautionary Tale from the Dismal Science New York, New York. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Meeting June 2014.
Environmental Policy and Environmental Impact Assessment: Municipal Waste Regulations in Pennsylvania 1988-2008, International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Estes Park, Colorado June 2013.
“Environmental Taxes in Pennsylvania: lessons from 20 years of municipal waste fees.” Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 2013.
“Severance Taxes and Marcellus Shale: an Economic Policy Primer.” Southern Regional Science Association Research Workshop on Shale Energy. ” Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania July 2012.
“Environmental Economics and Marcellus Shale” The Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Annual Meeting State College, PA. October 2011.
“The Political Economy of a natural gas severance tax in Pennsylvania.” Joint meeting of The American Applied Economics Association and the Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economic Association Pittsburgh, PA. July 2011.
“Earth Day 2010, the next great feel-good holiday: a discussion of Marcellus Shale and economic development.” Earth Day Campus Program. Lebanon Valley College. Annville, PA. April 2010.
“Marcellus shale: benefits, costs, and economic development.” Bucknell Institute for Public Policy Symposium The Marcellus Shale: Development, Environment, and Community. Lewisburg, PA. April 2010.
Pennsylvania’s Experience with Nutrient Trading.” The Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society annual meeting. Quebec City, Quebec. July 2008
“Variations on a Theme: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Environmental Regulation in Pennsylvania.” The first annual meeting of the Society for Benefit Cost Analysis. Washington D.C. June 2008
“Social or Economic Justification and Anti-degradation Guidance.” Act 537 training program for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Water Program. State College, PA. October 2007.
“Environmental Economics.” The Rachel Carson Forum on the Future of the Environment. Harrisburg, PA. July 2006.
“Have We Entered The Brave New World?” Honors Colloquium Seminar on Economics and Huxley’s Brave New World Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY. April 2004.
“Valuing River Restoration Using the Attribute Based Stated Choice Method.” The Northeast Recreational Research annual meeting. Bolton Landing, NY. March 2004.
“Price Elasticity of Demand and Angler Participation in Pennsylvania.” The Northeast Recreational Research annual meeting. Bolton Landing, NY. March 2003.
“Benefits Transfer and the economic value of information: Acid mine drainage in Pennsylvania.” The Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meeting. West Greenwich, RI. June 2000.
“A Benefits Transfer Application of Artificial Neural Nets: The Case of Groundwater Protection.” The American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Nashville, TN. August 1999.
“Benefits Transfer Using Neural Networks.” The Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meeting. Morgantown, WV. June 1999.
“Stated Preference Method Applied to Watershed Restoration.” second author with Matthew Heberling, Jim Shortle, and Steve Smith. The Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meeting. Morgantown, WV. June 1999.
“Protest Bids in Contingent Valuation.” The Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meeting. Ithaca, NY. June 1998.
“Methinks Thou Doth Protest Too Much.” The W-133 annual meeting. Colorado Springs, CO. March 1998.
“A Comparison of Dichotomous Choice and Open-Ended Valuation Questions.” The American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting. Toronto, Canada. August 1997.
“Economic Determinants of Local Efforts to Manage Groundwater Resources in Pennsylvania.” The Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics annual meeting. Burlington, VT. June 1995.
“Seafood Counters in Grocery Stores.” The World Aquaculture Society annual meeting. San Diego, CA. February 1995.
- ECN Principles of Microeconomics
- ECN Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECN Intermediate Micro Analysis
- ECN Intermediate Macro Analysis
- ECN Game Theory
- ECN International Finance
- ECN The Economics of Sports
- ECN Public Finance
- ECN Benefit-Cost Analysis
- ECN Behavioral Economics
- MBA Managerial Economics (MBA)
- ECN Business in the European Union
- ECN Health Economics
- ECN International Trade