Land Use in Montana: A Current Snapshot and Recent Trends
Perhaps the most fundamental way in which humans interact with the natural environment is through…
Author Dan Bigelow
Dan Bigelow
Dan Bigelow is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University. Prior to coming to MSU in summer 2019, Dan spent four years in Washington, DC working for the US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. He holds a BS and MS in Resource Economics from the University of Massachusetts and a PhD in Applied Economics from Oregon State University. Dan's research focuses on the economics of land and water resource management and policy, primarily in application to the US agricultural sector.
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