John Hoehn

John Hoehn serves as Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. His academic career spans decades of impactful research at the intersection of economic theory and environmental policy applications.

Dr. Hoehn's research expertise encompasses:

• Mathematical applications in microeconomics and choice theory
• Spatial economics and differences in wages, housing prices, and nonmarket amenities
• Valuation methods for environmental resources
• Natural resource damage assessment methodologies
• Estimation of benefits, costs, and changes in well-being
• Decision making with limited information and cognition

His scholarly work has achieved significant real-world impact through environmental policy applications, particularly in natural resource damage assessment cases including the Exxon Valdez-Prince William Sound oil spill, DOJ-NOAA Blackbird Mine assessment, Bunker Hill Mine-Coeur d'Alene River analysis, and Michigan Department of Natural Resources Kalamazoo River assessment.

Dr. Hoehn has held leadership positions in major professional organizations:

• Governing board member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
• Governing board member of the American Association of Agricultural Economics (now American Association of Applied Economics)
• Associate Editor for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
• Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics

As an educator, he advises graduate students in AFRE master's and Ph.D. programs and teaches core courses including AFRE 801 (Mathematical Applications in Economics) and AFRE 805 (Microeconomic Analysis), along with numerous specialized courses in environmental economics and research methodology throughout his career. His extensive consultancy portfolio includes work with the National Research Council, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Agency for International Development, and numerous other governmental bodies across multiple continents.