My research focuses on modeling and estimating preferences, primarily over environmental goods and health states. I have methodological and theoretical interests in modeling preference heterogeneity and statistical survey designs. To date much of my research has dealt with the design and estimation of data from choice question surveys and latent class analysis.
M. Hand, J. Thacher, D. McCollum, R. Berrens. Intra-Regional Amenities, Wages, and Home Prices: The Role of Forests in the Southwest. Forthcoming in Land Economics Nov 2008, Vol 84, No. 4.
K. Grimsrud, J. Chermak, J. Hansen, J. Thacher, K. Krause. A Two-Agent Dynamic Model with an Invasive Weed Diffusion Externality: An Application to Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea Solitialis) in New Mexico. Forthcoming in Journal of Environmental Management.
M. Hand, J. Thacher, D. McCollum, R. Berrens (2008). Forest Amenities and Location Choice in the Southwest. Forthcoming in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. August 2008, Vol. 33, No. 2. pp. 232-253.
T. Prante, J. Thacher, D. McCollum, R. Berrens (2007). Building Social Capital in Forest Communities: Analysis of New Mexico's Collaborative Forest Restoration Program. Natural Resources Journal. Vol. 47, No. 4.
T. Prante, J. Thacher, R. Berrens (2007). Evaluating Coasean Bargaining Experiments with Meta-Analysis Economics Bulletin. 12/18/2007.
E. Morey, J. Thacher, E. Craighead (2007). Patient Preferences for Depression Treatment Programs and Willingness To Pay for Treatment. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 10(2): 73-85. (Survey)
G. Aldrich, K. Grimsrud, J. Thacher, and M. Kotchen (2007). Relating Environmental Attitudes and Contingent Values: How Robust are Methods for Identifying Preference Heterogeneity? Environmental and Resource Economics 37(4): 757-775 .
E. Morey, J. Thacher, and B. Breffle (2006). Using Angler Characteristics and Attitudinal Data to Identify Environmental Preference Classes: A Latent-Class Model, Environmental and Resource Economics 34(1): 91-115.
J. Thacher, E.Morey, and E. Craighead (2005). Using Patient Characteristics and Attitudinal Data to Identify Depression Treatment Preference Groups: A Latent-Class Model, Depression and Anxiety 21(2): 47-54.
N. Flores and J. Thacher (2002). Money, who needs it? Contemporary Economic Policy 20(2):171-178.
M. Binder, J. Chermak, J. Gilroy, K. Krause, J. Thacher. Gender and Minority Pay Differences for the Same Work: Evidence from a United States Public University
M. Binder, J. Chermak, J. Gilroy, K. Krause, J. Thacher. Faculty Compensation at UNM: Is the Reward System Equitable?
Mathematical Economics (Graduate: Econ 504)
Mathematical Economics (Undergraduate: Econ 407)
Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate: Econ 106)
Intermediate Microeconomics (Undergraduate: Econ 300)
Environment and Society (Undergraduate: Econ/CRP 203)Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Survey (Graduate: Econ 542)