Dr. Brockmann is an environmental and development economist focusing on how interactions between people and the environment create economic inefficiencies and what policy prescriptions are needed as remedies. Her research involves building and analyzing spatial bioeconomic models in both developed- and developing-economy settings and informing policy amid spatial processes and externalities. Specifically, she estimates the consequences of neglecting spatial, ecological, or behavioral components when determining welfare impacts from an invasive species or infectious disease. Stephanie's work has been accepted for presentation in several settings including the ASSA Annual Meeting and the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Her teaching interests are in microeconomics and environmental and natural resource economics.
Courses Taught
- ECON 605: Inter Microeconomic Analysis
- ECON 606: Inter. Microeconomics w/Calc
- ECON 725: Independent Study
- ECON 977: Microeconomics II Lab
- INCO 590: Rsrch Exp/Economics
- INCO 790: Advanced Research Experience
Research Interests
- Development Economics
- Economics of the Environment
- Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Spatial Economics
Selected Publications
Brockmann, S., Finnoff, D. C., Mason, D. M., Rutherford, E. S., & Zhang, H. (2024). Consequences of ecological aggregation in general equilibrium analysis of perturbed ecosystems. Ecological Economics, 218, 108083. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108083
Brockmann, S., Finnoff, D., Boucher, N., Mason, D. M., Rutherford, E. S., & Zhang, H. (2023). Valuing bioeconomic impacts of regulation on nutrient loads mediated by invasive mussels in Lake Michigan.. J Environ Manage, 347, 119044. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119044
Brockmann, S., Zhang, H., Mason, D. M., & Rutherford, E. S. (2021). Space and Species Interactions in Welfare Estimates for Invasive Species Policy. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 9. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.703935
Albers, H. J., Brockmann, S., & Avalos-Sartorio, B. (2021). Assessing policies to mitigate abandonment of shade-grown coffee production in forest systems amid low and uncertain prices. ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, 26(4), 403-428. doi:10.1017/S1355770X20000443
Brockmann, S., Lee, K., & Rushlow, J. (2023, March 24). Valuing biodiversity to agroecosystems through farmer production decisions. In EnvEcon 2023 - UK Network for Environmental Economists. London, UK.
Lemos, S., Brockmann, S., Taylor, C., & Halstead, J. (2023, July 1). A Hedonic Analysis of the Effects of PFAS Contamination on Housing Markets: The Case of Private Wells in New Hampshire. In Western Economics Association Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Brockmann, S., Lee, K., & Rushlow, J. (2023, February 23). Valuing biodiversity to agroecosystems through farmer production decisions. In Eastern Economic Association Meetings. New York, New York.
Brockmann, S., Finnoff, D., Boucher, N., Zhang, H., Rutherford, E., & Mason, D. (2022, May). Valuing impacts of regulations on nonpoint source nutrient loading in Lake Michigan given the presence of Dreissena Mussels. In Eastern Economic Association Meetings. Jamaica.
Brockmann, S., & Albers, H. J. (2021, February 25). Getting environmental services from green production certification: dynamic contracts and competing certification agencies. In Eastern Economic Association Meetings. Virtual (formerly NYC, NY).
Kurtz, M., Brockmann, S., Conway, K., & Mohr, R. (2023, March 31). Waiting for the Weekend – The Adoption and Proliferation of Weekend Feeding (“BackPack”) Programs in Schools. In Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings. Cleveland, OH.
