Current Research Interests
Professor Johnston's research interests include the valuation of non-market resources
and ecosystem services, benefit transfer and meta-analysis, management of aquatic resources,
land preservation, and tourism economics. His recent research projects address such topics
as the economic value of farmland preservation, the use of meta-analysis for non-market benefit
transfer, and the coordination of economic and ecological models to evaluate aquatic ecosystem
restoration. In addition to his grant-funded research, he works closely with international
organizations, government agencies and non-profit organizations to assist in the appropriate
use of economic information to guide environmental and natural resource policy development.
Selected Publications
Rosenberger, R.S. and R.J. Johnston. 2009. Selection effects in meta-analysis and benefit transfer: Avoiding unintended consequences. Land Economics, in press.
Tyrrell, T.J. and R.J. Johnston. 2009. An econometric analysis of the effects of tourism growth on municipal revenues and expenditures. Tourism Economics, in press.
Stapler, R.W. and R.J. Johnston. 2009. Meta-analysis, benefit transfer, and methodological covariates: Implications for transfer error. Environmental and Resource Economics 42 no. 2: 227-246.
Johnston, R.J. and J.M. Duke. 2009. Willingness to pay for land preservation across states and jurisdictional scale: Implications for benefit transfer. Land Economics 85 no. 2: 217-237.
Johnston, R.J. and J.M. Duke. 2008. Benefit transfer equivalence tests with non-normal distributions. Environmental and Resource Economics 41 no. 1: 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s10640-007-9172-x.
Tyrrell, T.J. and R.J. Johnston. 2008. Tourism sustainability, resiliency and dynamics: Towards a more comprehensive perspective. Tourism and Hospitality Research 8 no. 1: 14-24, doi:10.1057/thr.2008.8.
Johnston, R.J. 2008. Fish ecolabels and consumer choice: Weighing the factors. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 3 no. 26, doi 10.1079/PAVSNNR20083026.
Reports on the Value of Farm and Forest Preservation
The Value of Farm and Forest Preservation to Residents of Preston, Connecticut
The Value of Farm and Forest Preservation to Residents of Mansfield, Connecticut
The Value of Farm and Forest Preservation in Connecticut
Public Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Farmland Preservation in Four Connecticut Communities: Case Studies of Brooklyn, Pomfret, Thompson and Woodstock
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