Patricia Koss 

Associate Professor of Economics

 

B.A. 1984, University of Calgary; M.A. 1987, Simon Fraser University; Ph.D. 1993, Simon Fraser University

Office: 241-O Cramer Hall; Phone: (503) 725-3942; Email: kossp@pdx.edu

Teaching and Research Fields:

  • Environmental Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • Economics of Regulation
  • Energy Economics

Publications and Working Papers

  • Koss, Patricia A. and Mike Katz. 2001. "The great salmon debate: are the critical issues overlooked?" Choices. Winter 2001-2002: 26-30.
  • Koss, Patricia A. and Mike Katz, eds. 2001. What we Don't Know about Pacific Northwest Fish Runs: An Inquiry into Decision Making under Uncertainty, Proceedings of the Portland State University Salmon Symposium, July 7-8, 2000.
  • Khawaja, M. Sami, Patricia Koss and Brian Hedman. 2001. "System benefits charge: economic impacts and implications." The Electricity Journal 14(5): 25-32.
  • Koss, Patricia A. and M. Sami Khawaja. 2001, "The value of water supply reliability in California." Water Policy 3(2001).
  • Koss, Patricia A. "Reciprocal exposure and hold-up in fisheries: implications of fisheries management policy." Proceedings of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Conference, Corvallis, OR, July 10-14, 2000.
  • Katz, Mike, Patricia Koss and Jennifer Shawcross. 2000. "Addressing fish uncertainty: the quest for rational decision-making". Proceedings of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Conference, Corvallis, OR, July 10-14, 2000.
  • Koss, Patricia A. "Self-enforcing transactions: reciprocal exposure in fisheries" Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 15(1999).
  • Koss, Patricia A., M. Sami Khawaja, and Sonja Rice-Powers. 1999. Assessment of non-energy benefits of low-income programs: The Indiana REACH Program - Proceedings of the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, Denver CO, August 18-20 1999, pp.921-931.
  • Koss, Patricia A. and B. Curtis Eaton. "Co-specific investments, hold-up and self-enforcing contracts," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 32(1997).
  • Koss, Patricia A. A Review of the Book: Forestry, Economics and the Environment. Published in Canadian Public Policy 22(4), 1996.

Work in Progress:

  • Oregon Business Motivations for Environmental Performance
Community Activities:
  • Town Hall Panel - moderated by Senator Ginny Burdick: Biofuels: Fueling Economic Growth for Oregon's Future - December 2006 at PSU

  • Portland Office of Sustainable Development - Taskforce to review proposals for 100% renewable electricity product for all city accounts

 

Current Course Information:

EC 432/532: Environmental Economics - Spring 2007