Ph.D., Regional Economic Development and Natural Resource Economics, Colorado State University, 2006
M.Ag., Crop Genetics and International Development, Colorado State University, 2003
B.S., Environmental Biology, Taylor University, 1998
Dr. Philip Watson is a natural resource and regional development economist whose research focuses on the role of natural resources in the economic health of communities and evidence based economic development planning. Dr. Watson is a teaching and research faculty member in the department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and is jointly appointed in the Bioregional Planning Graduate Program. He is also affiliated with the Environmental Science graduate program.
Phil has worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, National Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management and possesses a quantitative background in Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modeling, input-output analysis, benefit-cost analysis, and spatial econometrics.
Cooke, S. and P. Watson, 2011 “A Comparison of Regional Export Enhancement and Import Substitution Economic Development Strategies.” Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 41(1): 1-15.
Rodriguez, A., P. Watson, and W. Braak, 2011 “Getting to Know the Economy in Your Community: Automated Social Accounting.” Journal of Extension, 49(4).
Watson, P and S. Davies, 2011 “Modeling the Effects of Population Growth on Fixed Water Resources: A CGE analysis of the South Platte River Basin of Colorado.” Annals of Regional Science, 46(2): 331-348.
Watson, P, and N. Beleiciks, 2009 “Small Community Social Accounting Matrices and their Application to Determining Marine Resource Dependency.” Marine Resource Economics, 24:253-270.
Loomis, J., O. Tadjion, P. Watson, J. Wilson, S. Davies, and D. Thilmany, 2009 “A Hybrid Individual-Zonal Travel Cost Model for Estimating the Consumer Surplus of Golfing in Colorado.” Journal of Sports Economics, 10: 155-167.
Watson, P, D. Thilmany, and S. Davies, 2008 “Determining Economic Contributions in a Recreational Industry: An application to the Colorado golf industry.” Journal of Sports Economics, 9: 571-591.
Watson, P., J. Wilson, D. Thilmany, and S. Winter, 2007 “Determining Economic Contributions and Impacts: What is the difference and why do we care?” Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 37(2): 140-146.
Wilson, J., D. Thilmany, and P. Watson, 2006 “The Role of Agritourism in Western States: Place-specific and policy factors influencing recreational income for producers.” Review of Regional Studies, 36(3): 381-399.
Thilmany, D. and P. Watson, 2004 “The Increasing Role of Direct Marketing and Farmers Markets for Western U.S. Producers.” Western Economics Forum, 3:19-25