Jon P. Nelson
	Professor Emeritus of Economics
Joined the faculty in 1969 Ph.D., 1970, University of Wisconsin - Madison	642 Glenn Road State College, PA 16803 E-mail: jpn@psu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Interest:

• Applied Micro Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Industrial Organization, Antitrust Law, and Regulation

Recent Publications:  Books

Industrial Organization - (Penn State University, World Campus, February 2003), 254pp.  HA2326.N415 2003.

Advances in Applied Microeconomics, Volume 10: Advertising and Differentiated Products, edited by M.R. Baye and J.P. Nelson (JAI Press, 2001), 295pp. http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/6/2/2/4/0/9 HF5814.A338 2001.

Economic Analysis of Transportation Noise Abatement (Ballinger, 1978), 265pp. TD893.6.T7N44 1978.

Recent Publications:  Articles

"Alcohol Marketing, Adolescent Drinking, and Publication Bias in Longitudinal Studies: A Critical Survey using Meta-Analysis," Journal of Economic Surveys, 25(2), April 2011, 191-232.

"What is Learned from Longitudinal Studies of Advertising and Youth Drinking and Smoking? A Critical Assessment," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7(3), March 2010, 870-926. Open Access: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/3/870

"Measurement Problems in Assessing Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines," Journal of Adolescent Health, 46(4), April 2010, 403-04.

"Alcohol Advertising Bans, Consumption, and Control Policies in Seventeen OECD Countries, 1975-2000," Applied Economics, 42(7), March 2010, 803-823.

"Alcohol, Unemployment Rates, and Advertising Bans: International Panel Evidence, 1975 - 2000," Journal of Public Affairs, 10(1-2), February 2010, 75-87.

"Valuing Rural Recreation Amenities: Hedonic Prices for Vacation Rental Houses at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 39(3), October 2010, 485-504.

"The Use (and Abuse) of Meta-Analysis in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: An Assessment" (with P. Kennedy), Environmental & Resource Economics, 42(3), March 2009, pp. 345-77.

"Hedonic Property Value Studies of Transportation Noise," in Hedonic Methods in Housing Market Economics, A. Baranzini, et al. (eds.) Springer, 2008, pp. 57-82.

"Effects of Youth, Price, and Audience Size on Alcohol Advertising in Magazines" (with D. Young), Health Economics, 17(4), April 2008, pp. 551-56.

"How Similar are Youth and Adult Alcohol Behaviors? Panel Evidence," Atlantic Economic Journal, 36(1), March 2008, pp. 89-104.

"Reply to Michael Siegel, David Jernigan, et al: Alcohol Advertising in Magazines and Disproportionate Exposure," Contemporary Economic Policy, 26(3), July 2008, pp. 493-504.

"Alcohol Advertising in Magazines: Do Beer, Wine, and Spirits Ads Target Youth?" Contemporary Economic Policy, 24(3), July 2006, pp. 357-69.

"Distilled Spirits: Spirited Competition or Regulated Monopoly?" Chapter 5 in Industry and Firm Studies, V. Tremblay & C. Tremblay (eds.), M.E. Sharpe, 2007, pp. 119-157.

"Cigarette Advertising Regulation: A Meta-Analysis," International Review of Law and Economics, 26(2), June 2006, pp. 195-226.

"Advertising, Alcohol, and Youth," Regulation, 28(2), Summer 2005, pp. 40-47.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/index.html

"Beer Advertising and Marketing Update: Structure, Conduct, and Social Costs," Review of Industrial Organization, 26(3), May 2005, pp. 269-306.  http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0889-938X/contents

"Advertising Bans in the United States," EH.Net Encyclopedia, edited by R. Whaples, May 2004, pp.1-29.    http://eh.net/encyclopedia/?article=Nelson.AdBans

"Meta-Analysis of Airport Noise and Hedonic Property Values: Problems and Prospects," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 38(1), January 2004, pp. 1-27. Available on JSTOR.

"Youth Smoking Prevalence in Developing Countries: Effect of Advertising Bans," Applied Economics Letters, 10(13), October 2003, pp. 805-811.  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/13504851.htm

"Cigarette Demand, Structural Change, and Advertising Bans: International Evidence, 1970-1995," Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy, 2(1), August 2003, pp. 1-27.  http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/contributions/vol2/iss1

"Advertising Bans, Monopoly, and Alcohol Demand," Review of Industrial Organization, 22(1), February 2003, pp. 1-25.  http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0889-938X

"Green Voting and Ideology: LCV Scores and Roll-Call Voting in the U.S. Senate, 1988-98," Review of Economics and Statistics, 84(3), August 2002, pp. 518-529.

"Do Advertising Bans Work?  An International Comparison" (with D. Young), International Journal of Advertising, 20(3), 2001, pp. 273-296.

"Alcohol Advertising and Advertising Bans: A Survey of Research Methods, Results, and Policy Implications," Advances in Applied Microeconomics, JAI, 2001, pp. 239-295.

"The Long-Run Demand for Alcoholic Beverages and the Advertising Debate: A Cointegration Analysis" (with N.E. Coulson and J.R. Moran), Advances in Applied Microeconomics, JAI, 2001, pp. 31-54.

Research in Progress:

• "Alcohol Marketing, Adolescent Drinking, and Publication Bias: Meta-Analysis"
• "Summary of 21 Longitudinal Studies"
• "Valuing Proximity to Lake and Ski Recreation Amenities"
• "The Use of Meta-Analysis in Environmental Economics: An Assessment"
• "Appendix to Meta-Analysis Survey: 125 Environmental Studies"
• "Alcohol Advertising in Magazines and Disproportionate Exposure: Reply"
• "Alcohol Advertising in Magazines: Do Beer, Wine, and Spirits Ads Target Youth?"
• "Cigarette Advertising Regulation: Meta-Analysis"
• "Beer Advertising and Marketing Update"      
• "Advertising Bans, United States"
• "Cigarette Demand, Structural Change, and Advertising Bans"
• "Alcohol Advertising and Advertising Bans: A Survey"
• "Do Alcohol Advertising Bans Work?"
• "Alcohol Advertising Bans and Control Policies"