Ram Pandit

Ram Pandit

Postdoctoral Fellow - Economics and Policy

BSc Forest Science, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Nepal
MS SUNY, College of Environmental Science & Forestry
MS Auburn University, Statistics
MS Auburn University, Economics
PhD Auburn University, Applied Economics

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Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow, Forest Policy Center, Auburn University, 2007-present.

Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Forest Sustainability, Auburn University, 2003-2007.

Graduate Assistant, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY, spring 2003.
Forest Officer, Department of Forests, Government of Nepal, 1998-2001.
Research Site Coodinator, Lumle Agricultural Research Center, Nepal, 1995-1998.
Forest Ranger, Lumle Agricultural Research Center, Nepal, 1989-1991.

Research Interests

Spatial and temporal aspects of environmental issues

Linkages between economic, social, and ecological systems

Ecosystem service valuation

Biodiversity and species distribution

International forestry and forest products trade

Participatory resource conservation and management

Selected Publications

Pandit, R. and D. N. Laband. 2009. A Hedonic Analysis of the Impact of Tree Shade on Summertime Residential Energy Consumption. Forthcoming in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry.

Pandit, R. 2009. US trade barriers and import prices of Canadian softwood lumber. Forthcoming in The International Trade Journal.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband. 2009. Economic Freedom, Corruption, and the Species Imperilment: A Cross-Country Analysis. Forthcoming in Society and Natural Resources.

Laband, D. N., Ram Pandit, Anne M. Laband, and John P. Sophocleus. 2009. Patriotism, Pigskins, and Politics: An Empirical Examination of Expressive Behavior and Voting. Forthcoming in Public Choice.

Laband, D. N., Ram Pandit, and John P. Sophocleus. 2009. Factors that influence sales of wildlife-related specialty license plates. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 14 (1): 61-70.

Laband, D. N., Ram Pandit, Anne M. Laband, and John P. Sophocleus. 2008. Pigskins and Politics: Linking Expressive Behavior and Voting. Journal of Sports Economics, 9 (5): 553-560.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband. 2007. Spatial autocorrelation in country level models of species imperilment. Ecological Economics, 60 (3): 526-532.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband. 2007. General and Specific Spatial Autocorrelation: Insights from Country-Level Analysis of Species Imperilment. Ecological Economics, 61(1): 75-80.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband. 2007. Threatened Species and Spatial Concentration of Humans. Biodiversity and Conservation, 16 (1): 235-244.

Pandit, R. and D.M. Carpenter. 2007. The Macro Economic Determinants of U.S. Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada. Special issue of the American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences (published in the 2nd volume of the 12th International Conference of the Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics).

Laband, D. N., R. Pandit, A. M. Laband, and J. P. Sophocleus ( 2008). Patriotism, Pigskins, and Politics: An Empirical Examination of Expressive Behavior and Voting. Forthcoming in Public Choice (in press).

Laband, D. N., R. Pandit, A. M. Laband, and J. P. Sophocleus (2008). Pigskins and Politics: Linking Expressive Behavior and Voting. Journal of Sports Economics, doi:10.1177/1527002507314038.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband (2008). Economic Freedom, Corruption, and the Species Imperilment: A Cross-Country Analysis. Forthcoming in Society and Natural Resources.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband (2007). Spatial autocorrelation in country level models of species imperilment. Ecological Economics, 60 (3): 526-532.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband (2007). General and Specific Spatial Autocorrelation: Insights from Country-Level Analysis of Species Imperilment. Ecological Economics, 61(1): 75-80.

Pandit, R. and D.N. Laband (2007). Threatened Species and Spatial Concentration of Humans. Biodiversity and Conservation, 16 (1): 235-244.