Kevin J. Boyle Department Head and Professor Environmental Economics, Non market Valuation & Health Economics Ph.D. 1985, University of Wisconsin Office: 208A Hutcheson Hall Phone: (540) 231-2907 FAX: (540) 231-7417 E-mail: kjboyle@vt.edu

Kevin Boyle joined the faculty in 2005 as a Professor and Department Head. He conducts research on the validity of nonmarket valuation methods, including stated and revealed-preference methods. He also does research on risk assessment and survey research methods. Applications of his recent research include arsenic in drinking water, surface water quality, farm land preservation, smoking cessation and visibility in national parks.

He enjoys biking, reading, kayaking, riding horses with his daughter, and making model wooden boats with his son.

Selected Publications:

Journal Articles

Sargent-Michaud, Jessica, Kevin J. Boyle, and Andrew Smith. 2006. “Cost Effective Strategies for Reducing Arsenic in Drinking Water from Private Wells.” Water Resources Bulletin (forthcoming).

Holmes, Thomas D., and Kevin J. Boyle. 2005. “Dynamic Learning and Context-Dependence in Sequential, Attribute-Based, Stated-Preference Valuation Questions.” Land Economics, Vol. 81 No. : 114-126.

McCollum, Daniel W., and Kevin J. Boyle. 2005. “The Effect of Respondent Experience/Knowledge in the Elicitation of Contingent Values: An Investigation of Convergent Validity, Procedural Invariance and Reliability.” Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 30, No. 1: 23-33.

Scrogin, David, Kevin J. Boyle, George Parsons, and Andrew Plantinga. 2004. “Environmental Regulations and Consumers: The Case of the Recreationists.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics (forthcoming).

Bergstrom, John C., Kevin J. Boyle, and Mitsuyasu Yabe. 2004. “Trading Taxes vs. Paying Taxes to Value and Finance Public Environmental Goods.” Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 28, No. 4: 533-549.

Boyle, Kevin J., and Roy Bouchard. 2003. “Water Quality Effects on Property Values in Northern New England.” Lakelines, Vol. 23, No. 3:24-27.

Evans, Mary, Nicholas Flores, and Kevin J. Boyle. 2003. “Multiple Bounded Uncertainty Choice Data as Probabilistic Intentions.” Land Economics, Vol. 79, No. 4:549-560.

Leggett, Christopher G., Naomi S. Kleckner, Kevin J. Boyle, John W. Duffield, and Robert Cameron Mitchell. 2003. “Social Desirability Bias in Contingent Valuation Surveys Administered Through In-Person Interviews.” Land Economics, Vol. 79, No. 4:561-575.

Alberini, Anna, Kevin J. Boyle, and Michael P. Welsh. 2003. “Analysis of Nonmarket Valuation Data with Multiple Bids and Uncertain Response Options.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 45, No. 1:40-62.

Sargent-Michaud, Jessica, and Kevin J. Boyle. 2002. “Public Perceptions of Wildlife Management in Maine.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Vol. 7:163-178.

Holmes, Thomas P., Kevin J. Boyle, Mario F. Teisl, and Brian Roe. 2002. “A Comparison of Conjoint Analysis Response Formats: Reply.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 84, No. 4:1172-1175.

Paterson, Robert W., and Kevin J. Boyle. 2002. “Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using GIS to Incorporate Topography in Hedonic Property Value Models.” Land Economics, Vol. 78, No. 3:417-425.

Gibbs, Julie P., John M. Halstead, Kevin J. Boyle, and Ju-Chin Huang. 2002. “An Hedonic Analysis of the Effect of Lake Water Clarity on New Hampshire Lakefront Properties.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Vol. 31, No. 1:39-46.

Roach, Brian, Kevin J. Boyle, and Michael P. Welsh. 2002. “Testing Bid Design Effects in Multiple Bounded Contingent Valuation.” Land Economics, Vol. 78, No. 1:121-131.

Roe, Brian, Mario F. Teisl, Alan S. Levy, Kevin Boyle, Mark Messonier, Tamera Riggs, Melissa J. Herrmann, and Felicia Newman. 2002. “Consumers’ Assessment of Food Safety and Reactions to Food Safety Labeling.” Journal of Food Product Retailing, Vol. 6, No. 4:9-26.

Poor, P. Joan, Kevin J. Boyle, Laura O. Taylor, and Roy Bouchard. 2001. “Objective versus Subjective Measures of Environmental Quality in Hedonic Property Value Models.” Land Economics, Vol. 77, No. 4:482-493.

Boyle, Kevin J., and Laura O. Taylor. 2001. “Does the Measurement of Property and Structural Characteristics Affect Estimated Implicit Prices for Environmental Amenities in a Hedonic Model? Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. S23, No. 2/3:303-318.

Boyle, Kevin J., Thomas P. Holmes, Mario F. Teisl, and Brian Roe. 2001. “A Comparison of Conjoint Analysis Response Formats.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 83, No. 2:441-454.

Books

Bell, Kathleen P., Kevin J. Boyle, Jonathan R. Rubin, and Andrew Plantinga (eds.). 2006. The Economics of Rural Land-Use Change. Ashgate Publishers: UK.

Heal, Geoffrey M., Edward B. Barbiere, Kevin J. Boyle, Alan P. Covich, Steven P. Gloss, Carlton H. Hershner, John P. Hoehn, Catherine M. Pringle, Stephen Polasky, Kathleen Segerson, and Kristin Schrader-Frechette. 2005. Valuing Ecosystem Services: Toward Better Environmental Decision-Making. The National Academies Press: Washington, DC.

Champ, Patricia A., Kevin J. Boyle, and Tom C. Brown (eds.). 2003. A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation. Kluwer: UK.

Bergstrom, John C., Kevin J. Boyle, and Gregory L. Poe (eds.). 2001. The Economic Value of Water Quality. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.