César Viteri Mejía
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 My research is focused on the management of natural resources with emphasis in marine and coastal ecosystems. I am experienced in using contingent valuation, designing experimental economics games, conducting choice experiments, collecting primary data, designing surveys and econometric modeling of panel data. I applied these methodologies in the study of forest protected areas, marine reserve management, climate change effects, biodiversity protection and ecotourism. My research provides to policy makers innovative solutions for challenges in natural resource management.
I was awarded my Ph.D degree in Resource Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in spring 2011. My dissertation uses contingent valuation to estimate willingness to pay to reduce risk of invasive species to Galapagos Islands. I use a model of tourists’ choices to evaluate price structures to reduce the likelihood of new invasive species. The lead paper from my dissertation is under review at Environment and Development Economics. The second is in preparation for submission to Ecological Economics. Here some pictures of my work in Galapagos.
My previous research includes a study of the determinants of fishermen’s compliance to regulations in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, published in Ocean and Coastal Management, and a study of cost competitiveness of biomass energy generation, published in Biomass and Bioenergy.
Currently, I am a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Resource Economics, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. . I collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of researchers to evaluate climate change effects on fisheries management in the Northeast of the United States, funded through the National Science Foundation. I created a series of economic experiments using the program Z-Tree© to evaluate changes on fishers’ behavior due to extreme climate events and policy interventions. These experiments were implemented successfully during spring 2012 to a group of 145 students. I am working on two peer-reviewed papers using these data.
Research
My research statement can be download it here.
Publications:
- Dave Timmons and César Viteri M. (2010), “Biomass Energy from woodchips: Diesel Fuel Dependence?”, Biomass and Bioenergy 34:1419-1425.
- César Viteri M., and Carlos Chávez R. (2007), “Legitimacy, Local Participation, and Compliance of the Fishing Regulations in the Galapagos Marine Reserve Reservation Marina (GMR)”, Ocean and Coastal Management 50: 253-274.
- César Viteri M, J. Conrad, L. Nostbakken, S. Stone, and H. Franklin (2006), “Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Marine Reserve: A Bio-economic Perspective”, Economic and Sector Study Series, Inter American Development Bank. RE3-06-002.
- César Viteri M., and Carlos Chávez R. (2003), “Enforcement and Compliance of the fishing regulations in the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR): 1998 –2001”, Cuestiones Económicas del Banco Central del Ecuador 19(3): 93-127.
Work in progress:
- César Viteri M. et al. (2012), "Individual tradable quotas in complex ecosystems: How does biomass uncertainty affects individual decisions? An experimental approach in the North Atlantic surf clam fishery". Working Paper, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- César Viteri M., and Sylvia Brandt (2012), “Effects of commodity specification on the willingness to pay for a trip to the Galapagos Island: A choice experiment approach”, Working Paper, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- Creed, C., McCay, B., Haidvogel, D., Munroe, D., Klinck, J., Powell, E., Mann, R., Hofman, E., Brandt S., and Viteri, C. (2012), “Spatial Scale and the Atlantic Surfclam Fishery.” Under review.
- César Viteri M., and Sylvia Brandt (2010), “Setting incentives to control tourism in the Galapagos islands: a choice experiment approach”, Under review in Environmental and Development Economics.
- César Viteri M. S. Brandt and B. Dickinson (2012), “Economic Report on the Herring Fishery: Review of the Social Impact Assessment of the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan.” Report for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Modeling revealed and state preferences: an application for valuing a trip to the Galapagos Islands.
Academic Reports:
- César Viteri M. (2003), “Artisan-Fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve: Enforcement, Local Participation and Compliance”, Dissertation for Master’s Degree, Department of Economics, University of Concepción (Chile), January.
- César Viteri M. (1997), “Financial alternatives for environmental friendly projects”, Thesis for Economist' Degree, Faculty of Economics -PUCE, Quito, March.
Presentations:
- Seminar: “Setting incentives to control tourism in the Galapagos Islands: A choice experiment approach”. Department of Economics University of Connecticut, Storrs (CT), January 2013.
- Seminar: "Individual tradable quotas in complex ecosystems: How does biomass uncertainty affect individual decisions? An experimental approach, The Ronald Coase Institute, Santiago (Chile), December 2012.
- Poster: “Setting Incentives to Control Tourism in the Galapagos Islands: a choice experiment approach”, Economics and Environment Network Symposium, Australian National University, Canberra (Australia), November 22-24, 2010.
- Lecture: “Setting incentives to Control Tourism in the Galapagos Islands: a choice experiment approach”, Fourth Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists , Montreal (Canada), July 2010.
- Lecture: “Galapagos Fisheries Management a Bio economic Perspective”, Third Congress of Latin-American Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists (ALEAR), Talca (Chile), September, 2007.
- Lecture: “Legitimacy, Local Participation and Compliance of Fisheries Regulation on the Galapagos Marine Reserve”. Third Congress of Environmental Economists, Kyoto, Japan, July, 2006.
- Lecture: “Galapagos Fisheries Management a Bio Economic Perspective”, Third Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Kyoto, Japan, July, 2006.
- Lecture: “Legitimacy, Local Participation, and Compliance of the Fishing Regulations in the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR)”, Latin American Econometric Society Congress (LAMES 2004), Santiago de Chile, July 27-30, 2004.
- Lecture: “Legitimacy, Local Participation, and Compliance of the Fishing Regulations in the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR)”, Latin-American Congress of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists, Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), 9-11th July, 2003.
- Lecture: “Enforcement and Compliance of the Fishing Regulations in the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR): 1998 –2001”, Ibero-American Congress on Environment and Development – Local Challenges in face to Globalization - FLACSO, Quito (Ecuador), 11-12th April, 2003.
Teaching
My teaching philosophy and some syllabi of previous courses can be dowload it here (teaching effectiveness and course evaluations under request). Next a list of the colleges and universities where I have taught:
- ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM, LASELL COLLEGE (Spring 2013), Adjunct Professor. Teaching “Environmental Economics (ENV 204)” for the Program on Environmental Studies.
- RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT-ISENBERG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST (Spring 2012). Adjunct Professor. Teaching the course Advance Topics on Natural Resource Economics and Environmental Economics for the Department of Resource Economics .
- RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST (Spring 2011, Fall 2009). Instructor for the undergraduate course Introduction to Microeconomics and Environmental Economics.
- RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST (2006, 2007, 2008). Teaching Assistant for the next undergraduate courses: Econometrics, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics and Price Theory.
- CENTER FOR DISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (Spring, 2008). On-line Bilingual Tutor for the Course Business Planning for Protected Areas (Course developed by WSU in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Conservation Finance Alliance).
- INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SEK (Fall 2005). Instructor in the Masters Program on Environmental Management, Lecture of Environmental Economics and Planning.
- SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO UNIVERSITY (Fall 2004 and Fall 2003). Conference Lecturer: Fisheries Management with a Bio-economic perspective. Master Program on Environmental Management. And: Instructor for the undergraduate course Natural Resources and Environmental Economics.
Awards and Grants
- Ronald Coase Institute Fellowship, awarded for participation in the Santiago Workshop on Institutional Analysis, Santiago de Chile, December 2012.
- Carolyn Harper Fellowship Award 2010-2011, awarded by the Department of Resource Economics of the University of Massachusetts Amherst for my dissertation research on price schemes to mitigate the effects of excessive tourism to the Galapagos Islands while maintain park revenues.
- Honors on comprehensive exam on environmental and natural resource economics, Department of Resource Economics of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2008.
- Research Small Grant from the Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), November 2008, (US $. 15K).
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Assistantship, granted by the Department of Resource Economics to pursue the Doctoral Program on Natural Resource Economics, September 2006 to present.
- Russell E. Train Alumni Grant Russell E. Train; Alumni Scholarship to attend to the Environmental Leadership Course offered by Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, September, 2005, (US $. 5K)..
- Research grant from the Master Program on Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (MERNYMA), Department of Economics, University of Concepción (Chile), September, 2002, (US $ 2K).
- Mac Arthur Foundation Scholarship granted by the MERNYMA Program, Department of Economics, University of Concepción (Chile), March, 2001.
- RUSELL E. Train Scholarship and Fellowship granted by the Program for Education on Nature of the World Fund for the Nature (WWF) to pursue the Master Program on Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (MERNYMA), March, 2001.
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