University of Wyoming Placement Director: H.
Jo Albers
Economics Department (307) 766-5331; jo.albers@uwyo.edu
Placement Coordinator: Kristin Lewis
(307) 766-2175; kristins@uwyo.edu
STEPHANIE A. BROCKMANN
sbrockm3@uwyo.edu, (636)-359-2880
Dept. of Economics, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
EDUCATION
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
Ph.D., Economics Expected May 2019
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
M.A., Applied Economics May 2011
Baker University Baldwin City, KS
B.S., Business, magna cum laude May 2010
DISSERTATION
Title: Essays on the Economic Implications of Space and Heterogeneity for Policymaking
Dissertation Committee: David Finnoff (Chair), H. Jo Albers (Co-Chair), Jason Shogren, and
Alexandre Skiba
RESEARCH FIELDS
Environmental, Natural Resource, Development, Spatial, Health, Public Policy, and Agricultural
Economics
RESEARCH AND GRANTS
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
Graduate Research Assistant; Advisor: David Finnoff Spring 2016 – Present
Great Lakes Fishery Trust Grant
Graduate Research Assistant; Advisor: H. Jo Albers Summer 2016 – Present
Graduate Research Assistant; Advisor: Robert Godby Summer – Fall 2015
State of Wyoming Prevailing Wage Grant
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
Graduate Research Assistant; Advisor: Brian Goff 2010 – 2011
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WORKING RESEARCH PAPERS
Title: Consequences of Space and Species Aggregation in Welfare Estimates of Invasive Species
Author(s): Stephanie Brockmann
Abstract: A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is developed to assess the current threat in
Lake Michigan of bighead carp, a non-indigenous aquatic invasive species. The CGE model is designed
to link spatial biomass data from the Atlantis ecosystem model of Lake Michigan with recreational
fishing behavior and the broader economy. After generating the welfare impacts from the explicit space
and species model, the results are compared to other versions of the model. Results indicate that ignoring
space or species details will under- or over-estimate welfare impacts and misinform policymakers.
Title: Policy Analysis to Slow Abandonment of Shade-grown Coffee in Forests: Yield-
Maintaining Actions and Subsistence Constraints with Price Uncertainty (Submitted Fall 2018)
Author(s): Jo Albers, Beatriz Avalos, and Stephanie Brockmann
Abstract: Because low prices and uncertainty continue to plague the coffee market, concerns remain that
coffee farmers producing in shade systems will abandon their production, leading to deforestation. At
risk are places like Oaxaca, Mexico, where the natural forest ecosystem is still intact; it is a biodiversity
hotpot and also a prime location for shade-grown coffee production. This paper examines the behavior of
shade-grown coffee farmers and their reaction to policy that is designed to reduce farmer abandonment
of shade-grown coffee using a simulation framework parameterized to Oaxaca during the Coffee Crisis.
Title: Defining the Relationship Between Land Productivity and Structural Change in Developing
Economies
Author(s): Stephanie Brockmann
Abstract: To initiate structural change in LDCs (least developed countries), NGOs and governments
often encourage policies that will reduce dependence on agriculture, by improving the efficiency of
farmer yields and land. However, it is not clear that the effort allocated to encouraging these techniques
is justifiable. Using a two-sector economy model with a manufacturing sector and an agriculture sector, I
examine in particular the adoption of conservation agriculture. Preliminary results show that there are
only certain economic circumstances where these techniques will achieve the desired economic change.
Title: Measuring Behavioral Impacts of Guilt Aversion and Social Distance
Author(s): Stephanie Brockmann, Brittany Tarufelli, Joao Manuel Lameiras Vaz,
Dayana Zhappassova and Jason Shogren
Abstract: To better understand how psychological motivations can inform the design of policies
regarding environmental public goods, in this paper we perform a lab experiment to measure and test
how two psychological factors, guilt aversion and social distance, induce changes in outcomes in a trust
game. Our experimental framework is based on the trust game, that includes an objective measure of
guilt proneness and of post-game questions regarding social distance. We find that elicited beliefs do not
correlate (positively) with guilt-prone behavior, providing a case against the guilt aversion hypothesis.
Title: Organic Fertilizer Use in Developing Economies: A Spatial Analysis of Malawian Adopters
Author(s): Stephanie Brockmann
Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine how neighbors’, or peers’, decisions and perceptions
of technology impact a farmer’s adoption of similar techniques. I use a spatial autoregressive framework
to estimate within-village and across-village spillovers of organic fertilizer adoption in Malawi. My
proposed model includes geospatial controls and subjective perceptions of a farmer’s own wealth and the
wealth of their neighbors. In brief, I find that there is significant support for within-village adoption
spillovers in each district and that across-village spillovers are present in select districts only.
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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Title: Integrating Spatial Decision-Making and Geographic Information Systems to Assess
Welfare Impacts from Invasive Species
Author(s): Stephanie Brockmann and David Finnoff
Abstract: The CGE model we develop in this analysis incorporates distance dependent recreational
decisions, allowing for dynamic spatial and temporal impacts of an invasive species and biomass
population response to feed back into spatially-explicit and species-specific consumer decisions and the
broader economy. The model equips policymakers with a better tool for measuring welfare and
informing policy.
Title: Optimal Policy in the Presence of Spatial Disease Risk and Producer Heterogeneity
Author(s): Stephanie Brockmann and Jo Albers
Abstract: Government policies aimed at controlling or preventing spread of a spatially-explicit disease
tend to be relatively ineffective in developing economies, as producer responses are often heterogenous
and wrongly predicted. Using the coffee rust disease in Mexico and Costa Rica as the motivating
example, an agent-based model is built to address producer heterogeneity and responses to policies, to
inform what policies the government should implement to control disease spread and minimize damages
– environmental and monetary. The model is parameterized using data from field work in Costa Rica.
TEACHING FIELDS
Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,
Development Economics, Econometrics, Game Theory, Economics of Social Issues, Economics in
the Media
TEACHING
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
Instructor, Environmental Economics Spring 2018
Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2017
Guest Lecturer, Environmental Economics for Non-Majors Fall 2016
Teaching Assistant, Global Economic Issues Spring 2015
Teaching Assistant, Principles of Macroeconomics Fall 2014
Baker University Baldwin City, KS
Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics 2013 – 2014
Instructor, Principles of Macroeconomics 2013 – 2014
Instructor, Managerial Economics Spring 2014
Instructor, Applied Game Theory Spring 2014
Instructor, Economics in the Media J-Term 2014
Instructor, Economics of Social Issues Fall 2013
Co-Instructor, First-Year Experience Fall 2009
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
Guest Lecturer, Business Statistics Spring 2011
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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
University of Wyoming
Promoting Intellectual Engagement Award (PIE) 2018
-University-wide teaching award; undergraduate student
nominated; 267 nominations in 2018, 35 selected recipients
Best Graduate Student Teaching Award 2018
-Departmental teaching award
Shelby Gerking Graduate Award in Economics 2018
-Best economics graduate student
William E. Morgan Graduate Student Award 2017
-Best graduate student
AAEA Post-Conference Workshop Travel Award 2015
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC STAR Award 2011, 2012
-Special thanks and recognition for research and work
Western Kentucky University
Gordon Ford College of Business Award: 2011
Outstanding Achievement for a Graduate Student
Student Government Association Study Away Scholarship 2011
Full Tuition Scholarship 2010 – 2011
Baker University
Fran Jabara Leadership Award 2010
-Awarded to one female and one male student out of
the college of business
Study Abroad Program at Harlaxton College in Grantham, UK 2008
Leadership and Presidential Scholarships 2006 – 2010
PRESENTATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
“Integrating Spatial Decision-Making and Geographic Information
Systems to Assess Welfare Impacts from Invasive Species”
Presenter: The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Cartago, Turrialba, CR
Center (CATIE) and Environment for Development 2018
Initiative (EfD) Seminar
“The Effectiveness of Protecting Species Through Legislation:
The Case of Sea Turtle Lighting Ordinances”
Discussant: World Congress of Environmental and Resource Gothenburg, SWE
Economists Parallel Session 2018
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“Consequences of Space and Species Aggregation in Welfare
Estimates of Invasive Species”
Presenter: World Congress of Environmental and Resource Gothenburg, SWE
Economists Parallel Session 2018
Presenter: Colorado State and Wyoming Graduate Student Fort Collins, CO
Symposium 2018
Presenter: American Economic Association Meetings, Omicron Philadelphia, PA
Delta Epsilon Graduate Student Session 2018
“An Analysis of Multiple Treatments for Recidivism”
Discussant: American Economic Association Meetings, Omicron Philadelphia, PA
Delta Epsilon Graduate Student Session 2018
“ADHD and The Effect of Private Insurance on Diagnosis”
Presenter: Missouri Valley Economic Association Meetings Kansas City, MO
2013
“FDIC Community Banking Study”, Chapter 3: Inset Box
Contributor Washington D.C.
2012
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trilogy Analytical Laboratory Washington, MO
Statistical Program Developer Summer 2015
Baker University Baldwin City, KS
Economics Instructor 2013 – 2014
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Kansas City, MO; Washington D.C.
Economic Research Assistant 2011 – 2013
Call Report Analyst 2013
SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP
Reviewer
Ecological Economics 2018
University of Wyoming
Wyoming Women in Economics Network (WWEN) 2018
Graduate Student Group Coordinator 2016 – 2017
Undergraduate Advisor for Senior Capstone Paper 2017
LOGOS After School Assistant, Kindergarten and 1st Grade 2017 – 2018
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Baker University
Women’s Leadership Committee 2013 – 2014
Alpha Chi Omega, University Chapter Advisor 2013
Omicron Delta Epsilon, President 2009 – 2010
ParMentor 2009 – 2010
Omicron Delta Epsilon 2009
Delta Mu Delta 2009
Alpha Chi Omega, Vice President of Fraternity Relations 2008 – 2009
PROGRAMMING SKILLS
GAMS, MATLAB, Stata, SAS, QGIS, R
REFERENCES
Prof. David Finnoff (Chair) Prof. Jason Shogren
Dept. of Economics Dept. of Economics
University of Wyoming University of Wyoming
(307) 766-5773; finnoff@uwyo.edu (307) 766-5430; jramses@uwyo.edu
Prof. H. Jo Albers (Co-Chair) Prof. Klaas van ‘t Veld
Dept. of Economics Dept. of Economics
University of Wyoming University of Wyoming
(307) 766-5331; jo.albers@uwyo.edu (307) 766-3143; klaas@uwyo.edu
