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Paul J. Ferraro

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor | Carey Business School | Bloomberg School of Public Health and Whiting School of Engineering | Johns Hopkins University

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July 27, 2017

Combining Qualitative and Quantitative MetOKhods to Evaluate Participation in Costa Rica's Program of Payments for Environmental Services→

July 27, 2017/ ScienceSites

Arriagada, R, EO Sills, SK Pattanayak, and PJ Ferraro. 2009. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 28(3): 343-367.

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Conservation Performance Payments, 2009
July 27, 2017

Counterfactual Thinking and Impact Evaluation in Environmental Policy→

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Ferraro, PJ. 2009. Special Issue on Environmental Program and Policy Evaluation, M. Birnbaum & P. Mickwitz (eds.). New Directions for Evaluation 122: 75–84.

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Journal Articles
2009, Causal Inference & Impact Evaluation, Evidenced-Based Environmental Programs
July 27, 2017

Impact of the PSA Program on Land Use→

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Sills, E, R Arriagada, S Pattanayak, P Ferraro, L Carrasco, E Ortiz, S Cordero, K Caldwell, and KS Andam. 2009. Ecomarkets: Costa Rica’s Experience with Payments for Environmental Services, G. Platais, and S. Pagiola (eds.). World Bank.

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Book Chapters
2009
July 27, 2017

Measuring the Effectiveness of Protected Area Networks in Reducing Deforestation→

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Andam, KS, PJ Ferraro, A Pfaff, GA Sanchez-Azofeifa, and J Robalino. 2008. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(42): 16089-16094. 
* Andam & Ferraro share senior authorship

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Causal Inference & Impact Evaluation, Forests, Regulation & Enforcement, 2008, Evidenced-Based Environmental Programs
July 27, 2017

Asymmetric Information and Contract Design for Payments for Environmental Services→

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Ferraro, PJ. 2008. Ecological Economics 65(4): 810-821.

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Conservation Performance Payments, 2008
July 26, 2017

Ecosystem Services and Economic Theory: Integration for Policy-Relevant Research→

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Fisher, B, K Turner, A Balmford, R Brouwer, R Costanza, R de Groot, S Farber, P Ferraro, R Green, D Hadley, J Harlow, P Jefferiss, C Kirby, P Morling, S Mowatt, R Naidoo, J Paavola, B Strassburg, D Yu, and M Zijlstra. 2008. Ecological Applications 18(8): 2050–2067.

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2008
July 26, 2017

Payments for Watershed Services: The Bellagio Conversations→

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Asquith, N, S Wunder et al. 2008. Fundación Natura Bolivia: Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Miscellaneous
Conservation Performance Payments, 2008
July 26, 2017

Protected Areas and Human Well-Being→

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Ferraro, PJ. 2008. Economics and Conservation in the Tropics: A strategic dialogue. Conservation Strategy Fund, Moore Foundation, Resources for the Future.

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Miscellaneous
2008
July 26, 2017

Can Public Goods Experiments Inform Policy? Interpreting Results in the Presence of Confused Subjects→

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Cotten, S, PJ Ferraro, and CA Vossler. 2008. Environmental Economics, Experimental Methods, T. Cherry, S. Kroll & J. Shogren (eds.). Routledge, pp.194-211.

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Book Chapters
2008
July 26, 2017

The Effectiveness of Listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act: An Econometric Analysis Using Matching Methods→

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Ferraro, PJ, C McIntosh, and M Ospina. 2007. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 54(3): 245-261.

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Journal Articles
Causal Inference & Impact Evaluation, Regulation & Enforcement, 2007, Evidenced-Based Environmental Programs
July 26, 2017

Cultural Diversity, Discrimination and Economic Outcomes: An Experimental Analysis→

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Ferraro, PJ and RG Cummings. 2007. Economic Inquiry 45(2): 217-232.

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Journal Articles
2007, Behavioral Science & Policy
July 26, 2017

Voluntary Development of Environmental Management Systems: Motivations and Regulatory Implications→

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Uchida, T and PJ Ferraro. 2007. Journal of Regulatory Economics 32: 37-65.

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Journal Articles
2007, Regulation & Enforcement
July 26, 2017

Stock Market Reactions to Information Disclosure: New Evidence from Japan’s Pollutant Release and Transfer Register→

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Ferraro, PJ and T Uchida. 2007. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 8: 159-171.

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Regulation & Enforcement, 2007
July 25, 2017

Response to Hockley et al.: The Merit of Economic and Biological Measures in Conservation Planning→

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Naidoo, R, A Balmford, PJ Ferraro, S Polasky, T Ricketts, and M Rouget. 2007. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22(6): 287-288.

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Journal Articles
2007, Conservation Planning & Targeting
July 25, 2017

Experimental Approaches to Understanding Inter-Cultural Conflict Over Resources→

July 25, 2017/ ScienceSites

Ferraro, PJ and RG Cummings. 2007. Using Experimental Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics, J. List (ed.). Edward Elgar, pp. 137-160.

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Book Chapters
2007
July 25, 2017

Payments for Watershed Services: Regional Synthesis→

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Dillaha, T, PJ Ferraro, M Huang, D Southgate, S Upadhyaya, and S Wunder. 2007. United States Agency for International Development PES Brief 7, pp 18.

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Miscellaneous
2007
July 25, 2017

Integrating Economic Costs into Conservation Planning→

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Naidoo, R, A Balmford, PJ Ferraro, S Polasky, T Ricketts, and M Rouget. 2006. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21(2): 681-687.

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Journal Articles
Conservation Planning & Targeting, 2006
July 25, 2017

Money for Nothing? A Call for Empirical Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation Investments→

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Ferraro, PJ and SK Pattanayak. 2006. PLoS Biology 4(4): 482-488.

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Causal Inference & Impact Evaluation, 2006, Evidenced-Based Environmental Programs
July 25, 2017

The Economics of Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Nations→

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Albers, HJ and PJ Ferraro. 2006. Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: New Policy Options, M. Toman & R. Lopez (eds.). Oxford University Press, NY.

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Book Chapters
2006
July 25, 2017

Cost-effective Conservation: A Review of What Works to Preserve Biodiversity→

July 25, 2017/ ScienceSites

Ferraro, PJ and RD Simpson. 2006. Resources for the Future Reader in Environmental Policy and Resource Management, 2nd edition, W.E. Oates (ed.). Resources for the Future Press, Washington DC. Reprinted from 2001 article in Resources 143: 17-20.

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2006
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Publications
Behavioral Biases among Producers: Experimental evidence of anchoring in procurement auctions

Ferraro, PJ, K Messer, P Shukla, C Weigel. 2024. The Review of Economics & Statistics. Preprint. Data and Code

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Create a Culture of Experiments in Environmental Programs

Ferraro, PJ, T Cherry, J Shogren, C Vossler, T Cason, H Byerly Flint, J Hochard, O Johansson-Stenman, P Martinsson, J Murphy, S Newbold, L Thunstrom, D van Soest, K van't Veld, A Dannenberg, G Loewenstein, L van Boven. 2023. Science. Pre-print (the link above to final publication should be available to everyone regardless of whether they have a subscription and so pre-print link shouldn’t be necessary)

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Clarifying the Effect of Biodiversity on Productivity in Natural Ecosystems with Longitudinal Data and Methods for Causal Inference

Dee, L [corr], PJ Ferraro [corr], C Severen,  K Kimmel, ET Borer, J Byrnes, A Clark, Y Hautier, A Hector, X Raynaud, PB Reich, AJ Wright, CA Arnillas, KF Davies, A MacDougall, A Mori, MD Smith, PB Adler, JD Bakker, K Brauman, J Cowles, K Komatsu, JMH Knops, RL McCulley, JL Moore, JW Morgan, T Ohlert, SA Power, LL Sullivan, C Stevens, M Loreau. 2023. Nature Communications . Supplemental Information. Data and Code. [Featured by Editors and Commentary by Runge]

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Unraveling Complex Causal Processes that Affect Sustainability Requires More Integration between Empirical and Modeling Approaches.

Schlüter, M, C Brelsford, PJ Ferraro, M. Smith. K. Orach, M. Qiu. 2023. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Input Efficiency as a Solution to Externalities and Resource Scarcity: a randomized controlled trial

Alpízar, F, M Bernedo, and PJ Ferraro. 2024. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 11(1). Online Appendix. Data and Code. Preprint. Editor’s Choice Press Release.

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Synthesizing Evidence in Sustainability Science Through Harmonized Experiments: Community monitoring in common pool resources

Ferraro, PJ, Agrawal, A. 2021. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Press Release. Video. Special Issue

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Conditional Cash Transfers to Alleviate Poverty also Reduced Deforestation in Indonesia

Ferraro, PJ and R Simorangkir. 2020. Science Advances 6(24). Data/Code / Infographic / BBC-PRI “The World” segment / One of The Guardian’s Scientific Breakthrough of 2020

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Causal Effect of Impervious Cover on Annual Flood Magnitude for the United States

Blum, AG, PJ Ferraro, KR Ryberg, SA Archfield. 2020. Geophysical Research Letters 47(5) Data and Analysis Code

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Causal Inference in Coupled Human and Natural Systems

Ferraro, PJ, JN Sanchirico, and MD Smith. 2019.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116: 5311-5318

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The Impacts of a Capacity-Building Workshop in a Randomized Adaptation Project

Alpízar, F, M. Bernedo, PJ Ferraro, B Meiselman. 2019. Nature Climate Change 9: 587–591. Also see associated News & Views and Behind the Paper blog. Data/Code PrePrint of Article

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A Better Way to Agree to Stop Climate Change

Ferraro, PJ. Bloomberg View, Op-ed, 29 January 2019

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