deacon

Professor Emeritus

deacon@econ.ucsb.edu

(805) 893-3670

North Hall 3040

Economics Profile

Specialization

Environmental and resource economics, public economics.

• Faculty in Economics

• Ph.D., University of Washington 

Research

Natural resource economics, environmental economics, political economy. Since 2006 my research has focused on the use of property rights systems to manage fisheries and marine habitat protection. Other recent interests include examination of the effects that different political systems have on the use of natural resources, environmental quality and the provision of public goods.