Adjunct Associate Professor; Project Leader, Economics of Alternative Forest Management Choices in the North
PhD, Forest Economics, 1977, Duke University; MF, 1974, Duke University,- BA, 1974, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.
Contact Information
USDA-Forest Service
North Central Forest Experiment Station
1407 S. Harrison Road, Suite 220
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 355-7740
Fax: (517) 432-5121
Email: mvasie@msu.edu
Courses Taught
No current teaching responsibilities. Past graduate-level teaching included economics of intensive forestry, forestry computer applications, and economics of fire management.
Research Interests
Economic analysis of forest management alternatives; intensive timber management; economic and biophysical risks in forestry; and computer applications for forestry decisions.
Programs and Grants
Responsibilities involve directing USDA-Forest Service research on economics of forest management, forestry investments and risk for the North Central States. Current research projects and interests include assessment of economic opportunities to expand timber supplies, evaluation of timber and nontimber tradeoffs, analysis of timber supply and price trends, the Lake States Forest Resources Assessment rural economic development strategies, and microcomputer software for forest management decisions.
Selected Publications
Vasievich, J. M. 1989. Wood fiber production. In Forest resource economics and policy: Strategic directions for the future, Paul V. Ellefson (ed.), pp. 178-192. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press.
Vasievich, J. M. 1989. A dozen recommendations for managing hardwood forests profitably. In Proceedings, 7th central hardwood forest conference. March 5-8, Carbondale, Ill., George Rink, and C. A. Budelsky (eds.), pp. 18-24. General Technical Report NC 132. St. Paul, Minn.: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.
Vasievich, J. M. 1988. Opportunities for increasing timber supplies through more intensive forestry. In The South's fourth forest: Alternatives for the future, pp. 231-256, 469-492. Forest Research Report 24. Washington, D.C.: USDA Forest Service.
Vasievich, J. M., D. G. Kowalski, and S. L. Hobrla. 1988. FORSight: The timber price analysis system (version 1.0). Florence, AL: Forest Resources Systems Institute. 146 p. (software and user manual).
Royer, J. P., and J. M. Vasievich. 1987. Economic opportunities and landowner behavior: The responsiveness of southern landowners to market incentives. In Proceedings, Joint Southern Forest Economics Workers-Midwestern Forest Economists, Annual Meeting. Apr. 8-10, Asheville, N.C. 13 p.