Biography
Jaren Pope is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Brigham Young University. Jaren's primary research area is in environmental and urban economics. Much of his work has been focused on using property value information and quasi-experimental hedonic techniques to understand how households value environmental and urban amenities. He also does work related to behavioral economics and the economics of education. Jaren has conducted funded research for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In his free time he enjoys doing activities with his wife and three daughters and serving the community through his church. He also enjoys playing sports including basketball, tennis, mountain biking, and slalom waterskiing.
Research Interests
Environmental EconomicsUrban Economics
Behavioral Economics
Education Economics
Teaching Interests
Applied EconometricsMicroeconomic Theory
Environmental Economics
Education
- PhD, , North Carolina State University (2006)
- MA, , North Carolina State University (2004)
- BA, , Brigham Young University (2001)
Honors and Awards
- FHSS Mary Lou Fulton Young Scholar Award, College of Family Home and Social Science (2015 - 2017)
- CoreLogic Academic Research Council (CLARC) award for scholarly research, CoreLogic (2014 - 2014)
- David C. Lincoln Fellowship, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (2009 - 2010)
- Dissertation award, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (2007 - 2007)
- Graduate School Dissertation Award, College of Management, North Carolina State University (2007 - 2007)
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Winner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2005 - 2006)
- Graduate Fellowship, North Carolina state University (2001 - 2006)
Memberships
- American Agricultural Economics Association (2006 - Present)
- Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2006 - Present)
- American Economic Association (2005 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Environmental and Resource Economics
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Sports Economics