Y. Hossein Farzin

University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Professor

One Shields Avenue

Davis, CA 95616

United States

http://farzin.ucdavis.edu/

Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre)

External Research Associate

University of Oxford, Department of Economics

Manor Road

Oxford, OX1 4AU

United Kingdom

http://www.oxcarre.ox.ac.uk

  • University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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  • University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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    • Tel: 530-752-7610
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1.

The Impact of Oil Price on Additions to U.S. Proven Reserves

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Nov 2000
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Pollution Abatement Investment When Environmental Regulation is Uncertain

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Pollution Abatement Investment When Environmental Regulation is Uncertain

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Jan 1999
Y. Hossein Farzin and Peter M. Kort
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Econometrics & Operations Research
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Pollution Abatement Investment When Environmental Regulation is Uncertain

Posted: 24 Dec 2000
Y. Hossein Farzin and Peter M. Kort
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Econometrics & Operations Research

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Can an Exhaustible Resource Economy Be Sustainable?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Jul 2002
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Sustainability, Resource Stock Value, Optimal Consumption Path, Green Accounting

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Democracy and Environmental Quality

Journal of Development Economics, 2006
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2014
Y. Hossein Farzin and Craig A. Bond
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
Downloads 298 (176,597)
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Political institutions, societal preferences, economic development

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Sustainability, Hamiltonian Value, and Nnp in a Cake-Eating Economy

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Nov 2000
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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sustainability, current-value Hamiltonian, net national product

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Conditions for Sustainable Optimal Economic Development

Review of Development Economics, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 518-534, August 2006
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Sep 2006
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Downloads 266 (198,495)

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Sustainablity conditions, Optimal path, Hamiltonian value, Stationarity condition, Hyperbolic discounting, Green accounting, Intergenerational equity, Social welfare

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The Effects of Emissions Standards on Industry in the Short Run and Long Run

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Oct 2000
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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environmental standard, abatement cost, demand effect, industry output

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Pollution Abatement Investment When Firms Lobby Against Environmental Regulation

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Nov 2003
Y. Hossein Farzin and Jinhua Zhao
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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An Information-Theoretical Analysis of Budget-Constrained Nonpoint Source Pollution Control

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Nov 2000
Jonathan D. Kaplan, Richard E. Howitt and Y. Hossein Farzin
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), University of California, Davis and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Nonpoint Source Pollution, pollution control budget, information acquisition, treatment effectiveness, entropy

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Sustainability and Hamiltonian Value

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Jul 2002
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Downloads 196 (265,338)
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Sustainability, Current-value Hamiltonian, Net National Product

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Freedom from Pollution? The State, the People, and the Environmental Kuznets Curve

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Craig A. Bond and Y. Hossein Farzin
Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Political institutions, societal preferences, economic development, environmental quality

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Non-Pecuniary Work Incentive and Labor Supply

FEEM Working Paper No. 21.2006
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Nov 2005
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ken-Ichi Akao
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Waseda University
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Nonpecuniary incentives, Labor supply, Non-wage income, Voluntary work

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Sustainability and Optimality in Economic Development: Theoretical Insights and Policy Prospects

FEEM Working Paper No. 89.2007
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Aug 2007
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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sustainability, intergenerational equity, optimality, discounting, development policy

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When is it Optimal to Exhaust a Resource in a Finite Time?

FEEM Working Paper No. 23.2006
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 31 Jan 2006
Ken-Ichi Akao and Y. Hossein Farzin
Waseda University and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Renewable resource management, Sustainability, Finite-time exhaustion, Optimal path, Policy implications

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Socioeconomic Factors and Water Quality in California

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Socioeconomic Factors and Water Quality in California

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Jun 2011
Y. Hossein Farzin and Kelly A. Grogan
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of Florida - Food & Resource Economics Department
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water quality indicators, socioeconomic variables, EKC, agriculture, industry

Socioeconomic Factors and Water Quality in California

FEEM Working Paper No. 51.2011
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jul 2011
Y. Hossein Farzin and Kelly A. Grogan
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of Florida - Food & Resource Economics Department
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Water Quality Indicators, Socioeconomic Variables, EKC, Agriculture, Industry

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Non-Pecuniary Value of Employment and Individual Labor Supply

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Jan 2005
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ken-Ichi Akao
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Waseda University
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Non-pecuniary effects, Employment value, Labor supply

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Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Under Incomplete and Costly Information

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Mar 1999
Y. Hossein Farzin and J.D. Kaplan
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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The Effect of Non-Pecuniary Motivations On Labor Supply

The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 49, pp. 1236-1259, 2009
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Jun 2011
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Non-pecuniary, Labor supply, Non-wage income, Paid work, Voluntary work

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Agroecosystem Modeling and Optimal Economic Decisions: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture

Optimal Control Applications and Methods, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Sep 2007
Craig A. Bond and Y. Hossein Farzin
Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Agroecosystem, dynamic model, optimal control, stock externality, comparative statics, technological change

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The Time Path of the Saving Rate: Hyperbolic Discounting and Short-Term Planning

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The Time Path of the Saving Rate: Hyperbolic Discounting and Short-Term Planning

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Mar 2014
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ronald Wendner
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of Graz - Department of Economics
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The Time Path of the Saving Rate: Hyperbolic Discounting and Short-Term Planning

FEEM Working Paper No. 063.2014
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 09 Jul 2014
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ronald Wendner
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of Graz - Department of Economics
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Saving Rate Dynamics, Non-Monotonic Transition Path, Hyperbolic Discounting, Regular Discounting, Short-Term Planning, Neoclassical Growth Model

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Alternative Sustainability Criteria, Externalities, and Welfare in a Simple Agroecosystem Model: A Numerical Analysis

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Sep 2007
Craig A. Bond and Y. Hossein Farzin
Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Intergenerational equity, social welfare, stock externality, sustainability criteria, Chebychev polynomial, constrained dynamic optimization

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Non-Pecuniary Value of Employment and Natural Resource Extinction

FEEM Working Paper No. 24.2006
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Nov 2005
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ken-Ichi Akao
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Waseda University
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Non-pecuniary effects, social norm, employment value, resource extinction, sustainability

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Saving Rate Dynamics in the Neoclassical Growth Model - Hyperbolic Discounting and Observational Equivalence

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Saving Rate Dynamics in the Neoclassical Growth Model - Hyperbolic Discounting and Observational Equivalence

FEEM Working Paper No. 42.2013
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Jun 2013
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ronald Wendner
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of Graz - Department of Economics
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Saving Rate, Non-Monotonic Transition Path, Hyperbolic Discounting, Regular Discounting, Commitment, Short Planning Horizon, Neoclassical Growth Model

Saving Rate Dynamics in the Neoclassical Growth Model – Hyperbolic Discounting and Observational Equivalence

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Mar 2013
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ronald Wendner
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of Graz - Department of Economics
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Saving rate, non-monotonic transition path, hyperbolic discounting, regular discounting, commitment, short planning horizon, neoclassical growth model

24.

Environmental Quality in a Differentiated Duopoly

FEEM Working Paper No. 138.06
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2014
Y. Hossein Farzin and Ken-Ichi Akao
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Waseda University
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Duopoly, Environmental Quality, Mandatory Environmental Standard, Overcompliance, Product Differentiation

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Does Political Ideology Matter for Environmental Quality Outcomes?

Environmental Economics, Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 14-31, 2014
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Jul 2014
Y. Hossein Farzin and C. Bond
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and RAND Corporation
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political party affiliation, environmental preferences, policymaking, air pollution

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Are Democrats Greener than Republicans? The Case of California Air Quality

FEEM Working Paper No. 97.2012
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 18 Jan 2013
Y. Hossein Farzin and C. Bond
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and RAND Corporation
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Political Party Affiliation, Environmental Regulation, Air Pollution

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Are Democrats Greener than Republicans? The Case of California Air Qua

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Jan 2013
Y. Hossein Farzin and Craig A. Bond
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
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Political party affiliation, Environmental regulation, Air Pollution

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Explaining International Differences in Genetically Modified Labeling Policies

Posted: 22 Jun 2011
Guillaume P Gruere, Colin A. Carter and Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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genetically modified (GM) food, voluntary labeling, mandatory labeling, international differences

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Estimating Agricultural Pollution Abatement Costs at the Plot Level Using Experimental Data: A Maximum Entropy Approach

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 273-290, August 2007
Posted: 19 Sep 2007
Craig A. Bond and Y. Hossein Farzin
Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Environmental efficiency index, shadow price, directional distance function

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Optimal Saving Policy for Exhaustible Resource Economies

Posted: 30 Sep 1999
Y. Hossein Farzin
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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