John Lynham

I’m an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. I have an MA and PhD in Economics from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). I also have a Masters degree in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology from UCSB. I did my undergraduate work at Trinity College, University of Dublin. My research interests are in environmental/resource economics, marine ecology and behavioral economics.

Welcome

Publications

1. • "Can Catch Shares Prevent Fisheries Collapse?" with Christopher Costello and Steven Gaines. (2008) Science, 321:5896.
   

2. • This paper was reviewed by Geoffrey Heal and Wolfram Schlenker in Nature. It was also chosen by the editors of Nature as their favourite Economics paper published in 2008.
   

3. • You can read some coverage of this paper in the popular press here.
   

1. • “Diverse Fisheries Require Diverse Solutions: Response” with Christopher Costello, Steven Gaines, Quentin Grafton and Jeremy Prince, Science, 323, 16 January 2009, 338-339.
   

1. • “Betting on Weight Loss … And Losing: Personal Gambles as Commitment Mechanisms” with Nicholas Burger, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.
   

2. • You can read some coverage of this paper in the popular press here.
   

1. • “The political economy of marine reserves: Understanding the role of opportunity costs” with Martin Smith, James Sanchirico and James Wilson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, forthcoming.
   

1. • “Economic Incentives and Global Fisheries Sustainability” with Christopher Costello, Steven Gaines and Sarah Lester, Annual Review of Resource Economics, forthcoming.