Dr. Gary V. Johnson Room 379 Agriculture Building Telephone (204) 474-9795 Fax (204) 261-7251 Email: Gary_Johnson@umanitoba.ca

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison:

B.S. Mechanical Engineering (1970)
M.S. Water Resources Management (1976)
M.A. Agricultural Economics (1978)
Ph.D. Major-Natural Resources & Environmental Economics,
Minor-Comparative Economic Systems (1981)

Fields of Study

• Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
• Law and Economics
• Welfare Economics
• Sustainable Development

Teaching

• ABIZ 2390 Introduction to Environmental Economics
• ABIZ 2520 Introduction to Management Sciences
• ABIZ 3550 Environmental Policy
• ABIZ/ECON 7430 Natural Resource Theory
• AGRI 4510 Applications in Agroecology

Research

      Dr. Johnson's research focuses on issues relating to water quality and water quantity, and modeling especially as this affects and is affected by agriculture. His research interests also include the analysis and design of institutions surrounding natural resource and environmental policy. His most recent research has focused in on impacts of alternative methods of manure management on the environment and impacts of policies on farmers for controlling environmental problems associated with manure management.

Publications

Brown J. & G. V. Johnson. 2001. Municipal Level Land-Use Decision Making Activities for      Livestock Operations in Manitoba, Report to the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council.
Yulianti, J. S., B. J. Lence, G. V. Johnson and A.K. Takyi. 1999. Nonpoint Source Water      Quality Management Under Uncertainty. Journal of Enviornmental Management.      55(3):199-217
Sy, H., M. D. Faminow, and G. V. Johnson. 1997. Estimating the Values of Cattle      Characteristics Using an Ordered Probit Model. American Journal of Agricultural      Economics. 79(2):463-476
Bouzaher, A., J. B. Braden, G. V. Johnson, and S. E. Murley. 1994. An Efficient Algorithm for      Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Problems. Journal of the Operational Research Society.      45(1):39-46.
MacMillan, J., G. Johnson, D. Kraft, M. Power, & I. Dragojevic. 1994. Trade Policies and      Impact Assessment: The Manitoba Pembina Valley Water Supply Project. Impact      Assessment. 12(2):153-173.
Bender, M.J., G.V. Johnson, and S.P. Simonovic. 1994. Sustainable Management of      Renewable Resources: A Comparison of Alternative Decision Approaches. International      Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. 1(2):77-88.
Johnson, G.V., M. Entz , and R. S. Ranjan. 1994. Water. In Sustainability of Canada's
     Agri-Food system: A Prairie Perspective. edited by J. Elliot, I. Morrison, and D. Kraft.      Winnipeg, MB: Institute for International Development. Pages 107-124.
Caswell, J. A., and G. V. Johnson. 1991. Firm Strategic Response to Food Safety and      Nutrition Regulation. In Economics of Food Safety. New York: Elsevier Science Publishing      Co., Inc.
Kolstad, Charles D., T. S. Ulen, and G. V. Johnson. September 1990. Ex Post Liability for      Harm versus Ex Ante Safety Regulation: Substitutes or Complements? American Economic      Review. 80(4): 888-901.
Bouzaher, A., J. B. Braden, and G. V. Johnson. 1990. Dynamic Programming of a Class of      Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Problems. Management Science. 36(1):1-15.