James Shortle

Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Economics

James Shortle

Publication Tags

Water Quality Pollution Nutrients Economics Agriculture Nutrient Watershed Uncertainty Watersheds Phosphorus Nitrogen Decision Making Ecosystem Pollutant Animals Economic Research Economic Impact Pastoralism Economic Instrument Sediment Transport Cattle Economic Geography Economic Instruments Water Agglomeration

Most Recent Papers

Temporal inequality of nutrient and sediment transport: A decision-making framework for temporal targeting of load reduction goals

Heather E. Preisendanz, Tamie L. Veith, Qian Zhang, James Shortle, 2020, Environmental Research Letters

Nutrient control in water bodies: A systems approach

James S. Shortle, James R. Mihelcic, Qiong Zhang, Mazdak Arabi, 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 517-533

Shared discovery: A process to coproduce knowledge among scientists, policy makers, and stakeholders for solving nutrient pollution problems

Matthew B. Royer, Robert P. Brooks, James S. Shortle, Susan Yetter, 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 603-612

Valuing water quality benefits from adopting best management practices: A spatial approach

Dong Soon Choi, Richard C. Ready, James S. Shortle, 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 582-592

Reflections on 40 Years of Applied Economics Research on Agriculture and Water Quality

Marc Ribaudo, James Shortle, 2019, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review on p. 519-530

Geospatial landscape analysis for livestock manure management in Western Pennsylvania

Gourab Saha, Cibin Raj, Herschel Elliott, Heather Gall, Jim Shortle, David Alber, 2018,

Nutrient Pollution

James Shortle, Richard D. Horan, 2017, Water Economics and Policy

Policy Nook

James Shortle, 2017, Water Economics and Policy

Protecting and Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems in Multiple Stressor Environments

Ram Ranjan, James Shortle, 2017, Water Economics and Policy

Endogenous risk and point-nonpoint uncertainty trading ratios

Richard D. Horan, James S. Shortle, 2017, American Journal of Agricultural Economics on p. 427-446

Most-Cited Papers

Reforming agricultural nonpoint pollution policy in an increasingly budget-constrained environment

James S. Shortle, Marc Ribaudo, Richard D. Horan, David Blandford, 2012, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 1316-1325

Economics and environmental markets

James Shortle, 2013, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review on p. 57-74

Economic and Ecological Rules for Water Quality Trading

Richard D. Horan, James Samuel Shortle, 2011, Journal of the American Water Resources Association on p. 59-69

Water quality trading with asymmetric information, uncertainty and transaction costs

N. P. Nguyen, J. S. Shortle, P. M. Reed, T. T. Nguyen, 2013, Resources and Energy Economics on p. 60-90

Baseline requirements can hinder trades in water quality trading programs

Gaurav Ghosh, Marc Ribaudo, James Shortle, 2011, Journal of Environmental Management on p. 2076-2084

Policy instruments for water quality protection

James Shortle, Richard D. Horan, 2013, Annual Review of Resource Economics on p. 111-138

Managing manure for sustainable livestock production in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Peter Kleinman, Kristen Saacke Blunk, Ray Bryant, Lou Saporito, Doug Beegle, Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings, Tom Sims, Jim Shortle, Josh McGrath, Frank Coale, Mark Dubin, Daniel Dostie, Rory Maguire, Robb Meinen, Arthur Allen, Kelly O'Neill, Lamonte Garber, Mark Davis, Bobby Clark, Kevin Sellner, Matt Smith, 2012, Journal of Soils and Water Conservation on p. 54A-61A

Nutrient Pollution

James Shortle, Richard D. Horan, 2017, Water Economics and Policy

Agglomeration bonus in small and large local networks

Simanti Banerjee, Anthony M. Kwasnica, James S. Shortle, 2012, Ecological Economics on p. 142-152

Advancing the Sustainability of US Agriculture through Long-Term Research

P. J.A. Kleinman, S. Spiegal, J. R. Rigby, S. C. Goslee, J. M. Baker, B. T. Bestelmeyer, R. K. Boughton, R. B. Bryant, M. A. Cavigelli, J. D. Derner, E. W. Duncan, D. C. Goodrich, D. R. Huggins, K. W. King, M. A. Liebig, M. A. Locke, S. B. Mirsky, G. E. Moglen, T. B. Moorman, F. B. Pierson, G. P. Robertson, E. J. Sadler, J. S. Shortle, J. L. Steiner, T. C. Strickland, H. M. Swain, T. Tsegaye, M. R. Williams, C. L. Walthall, 2018, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 1412-1425