Frank has a joint appointment in the Agricultural Economics and Fisheries and Wildlife Departments. He is a member of the Partnership for Ecosystem Research and Management. His recent research focuses on modeling Michigan fish and wildlife resource demand and value. Current projects address resource management issues in Michigan and the Great Lakes including the valuation of wetland services; benefit-cost analysis of hydropower streamflow mandates; potential damages of aquatic nuisance species; and public preferences for deer populations.

Professional Interests

• Recreational demand and valuation
• Discrete choice and random utility models
• Survey design and research methods
• Stated preference methods for demand analysis
• Applied welfare economics
• Benefit transfer

Selected Publications

Horan, R., and Frank Lupi, 2005. "Tradable risk permits to prevent future introductions of alien invasive species into the Great Lakes, Ecological Economics, 52(3): 289-304.

Kaplowitz, M., Frank Lupi, and J. Hoehn, 2004. "Multiple-methods for developing and evaluating a stated preference survey for valuing wetland ecosystems." In Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing Methods, (S. Presser, et al., eds). 503-524. Wiley:New Jersey. 2004.

Lupi, Frank, J. Hoehn and G. Christie. 2003. "Using an Economic Model of Recreational Fishing to Evaluate Benefits of Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Control," Journal of Great Lakes Research. 29: 742-754.

Lupi, Frank, M. D. Kaplowitz, and J. Hoehn , 2002. "The Economic Equivalency of Drained and Restored Wetlands in Michigan," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84:1355-1361.

An, L.., Frank Lupi, J. Liu, M. Linderman, and J. Huang, 2002. "Modeling the Switch from Fuelwood to Electricity: Implications for the Conservation of Giant Panda Habitat," Ecological Economics: 42(3): 445-457.

Knoche, S. D. and F. Lupi. 2007. "Valuing Deer Hunting Services from Farm
Landscapes." Ecological Economics 64(2):313-320.

Swain, E., P. Jakus, G. Rice, F. Lupi, P. Maxson, J. Pacyna, A. Penn, S.
Spiegel and M. Veiga, 2007. "Socioeconomic Consequences of Mercury Use and
Pollution." Ambio 36(1):45-61.

Swinton, S. M., F. Lupi, G. P. Robertson, and S. K. Hamilton. 2007.
"Ecosystem services and agriculture: Cultivating agricultural ecosystems
for diverse benefits." Ecological Economics 64(2):245-252.

Kotchen, M., M. Moore, F. Lupi, and E. Rutherford, "Environmental
Constraints on Hydropower: An Ex-Post Benefit-Cost Analysis of Dam
Relicensing in Michigan."  Land Economics,  82:(3):384-403,  2006.

Swinton, S., F. Lupi, P. Robertson, and D. Landis,"Ecosystem Services from
Agriculture: Looking Beyond the Usual Suspects," American Journal of
Agricultural Economics 88:1160-1166, 2006.

Racevskis, L.A., and F. Lupi, "Comparing Urban and Rural Perceptions of and
Familiarity with the Management of Forest Ecosystems," Society and Natural
Resources. 19(6):479-495, 2006.

Funded Research Projects

• Economics of Policy Options for Controlling Aquatic Nuisance Species in the Great Lakes
• Ecological and Economic Consequences of Hydropower-Related Great Lakes Watershed Restoration
• A Profile of Michigan Anglers
• Economic Equivalency of Wetland Habitats: Demand-Based Methods for Wetland Banking in Michigan
• Web-Based Methods for Valuing Wetland Services
• Identifying Nonmarket Values for Great Lake Coastal Wetlands
• Deer Population Management Using an Ecosystem Management Paradigm
• Ecological and Economic Effects of Forest and Wildlife Management