Dr. Jesse Kaczmarski

Jesse Kaczmarski smiles for a close up photo

Assistant Professor, Economics
Program Director, BBA Economics
jikaczmarski@alaska.edu
907-474-5037
101B, Bunnell Building

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About Me 

I specialize in environmental and natural resource economics, most notably energy economics. The core methods in my research include contingent valuation of nonmarket goods and services, as well as high-dimensional fixed effect regression analysis. I am broadly interested in how economics can support the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources across energy, environmental, and ecological systems.

I am currently working on topics related to the price elasticity of demand for heating fuel oil in the interior, the impact of oil price shocks on real exchange rates for oil importing countries, and the impact of data center entry on the generation and emissions profiles for balancing authorities.

I am open to working with PhD students whose interests align with these areas. Please feel free to reach out by email.

Research and Scholarly Interests

Environment and Resource Economics, Energy Economics, Microeconomic Theory, Econometrics, Stated and Revealed Preference Valuation

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics; The University of New Mexico; 2023
  • M.A., Economics; The University of New Mexico; 2019
  • M.S., Resource and Applied Economics; ¹û½´ÊÓƵ; 2018
  • B.A., Economics; ¹û½´ÊÓƵ; 2016

Recent Publications

  • Kaczmarski, J., & Jones, B. A. (2024). The marginal generation and emissions impacts of purchased hydropower: Evidence from the Colorado River Storage Project. Energy Economics, 138, 107816. 
  • Kaczmarski, J. (2022). Public support for community microgrid services. Energy Economics, 115, 106344. 
  • Kaczmarski, J., Jones, B., & Chermak, J. (2022). Determinants of Demand Response Program Participation: Contingent Valuation Evidence from a Smart Thermostat Program. Energies, 15(2), Article 2. 

Courses Taught

  • ECON F420 – Labor Markets and Public Policy, In Development
  • ECON F434 – Environmental Economics
  • ECON F335 – Intermediate Natural Resource Economics
  • ECON F321X - Intermediate Microeconomics
  • ECON F235X - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics
  • ECON F101X - Principles of Microeconomics