Lea-Rachel Kosnik

Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-St. Louis, a leading expert on hydropower regulation in the U.S., and other energy and environmental issues

Research Expertise

Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Justice
Text/Content Analysis
Public & Regulatory Economics
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Law
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Economics and Econometrics
Philosophy
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Finance
Waste Management and Disposal
Environmental Engineering
Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change
Pharmacology (medical)
Ocean Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Statistics and Probability
Public Administration
Sociology and Political Science

About

Lea-Rachel Kosnik is a Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She received her BA and MA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on renewable energy and climate change, and she is considered a leading expert on the topic of hydroelectric energy generation in the U.S., and hydropower regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In recent years her research has expanded to include analyses of the academic economics profession itself, including with a focus on gender issues and DEI initiatives. Methodologically, her skill set includes textual analysis and natural language processing, along with traditional econometric techniques. In 2016 she received an honorable mention for article of the year from *Contemporary Economic Policy*, and in 2022 she gave the keynote address to the Illinois Economics Association. Dr. Kosnik is perhaps best known (in a service capacity) as the Association of Environmental and Resource Economist’s (AERE’s) Midwest representative, annually organizing the full track of AERE-sponsored environmental sessions at the Midwest Economic Association meetings. Dr. Kosnik has also served as President, Past-President, and Board Member of the Transportation and Public Utilities Group (TPUG), and as a Department Chair.

Publications

The potential for small scale hydropower development in the US

Energy Policy / Oct 01, 2010

Kosnik, L. (2010). The potential for small scale hydropower development in the US. Energy Policy, 38(10), 5512–5519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.04.049

The potential of water power in the fight against global warming in the US

Energy Policy / Sep 01, 2008

Kosnik, L. (2008). The potential of water power in the fight against global warming in the US. Energy Policy, 36(9), 3252–3265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.009

Sources of Bureaucratic Delay: A Case Study of FERC Dam Relicensing

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization / Oct 26, 2005

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2005). Sources of Bureaucratic Delay: A Case Study of FERC Dam Relicensing. The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 22(1), 258–288. https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewj004

What Have Economists Been Doing for the Last 50 Years? A Text Analysis of Published Academic Research from 1960–2010

Economics / May 04, 2015

Kosnik, L.-R. (2015). What Have Economists Been Doing for the Last 50 Years? A Text Analysis of Published Academic Research from 1960–2010. Economics, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2015-13

Balancing Environmental Protection and Energy Production in the Federal Hydropower Licensing Process

Land Economics / Jun 24, 2010

Kosnik, L. (2010). Balancing Environmental Protection and Energy Production in the Federal Hydropower Licensing Process. Land Economics, 86(3), 444–466. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.86.3.444

A SURVEY OF JEL CODES: WHAT DO THEY MEAN AND ARE THEY USED CONSISTENTLY?

Journal of Economic Surveys / Jan 18, 2017

Kosnik, L.-R. (2017). A SURVEY OF JEL CODES: WHAT DO THEY MEAN AND ARE THEY USED CONSISTENTLY? Journal of Economic Surveys, 32(1), 249–272. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12189

Refusing to budge: a confirmatory bias in decision making?

Mind & Society / Nov 06, 2007

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2007). Refusing to budge: a confirmatory bias in decision making? Mind & Society, 7(2), 193–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11299-007-0043-5

Determinants of contract completeness: An environmental regulatory application

International Review of Law and Economics / Mar 01, 2014

Kosnik, L.-R. (2014). Determinants of contract completeness: An environmental regulatory application. International Review of Law and Economics, 37, 198–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2013.11.001

The anticommons and the environment

Journal of Environmental Management / Jun 01, 2012

Kosnik, L. (2012). The anticommons and the environment. Journal of Environmental Management, 101, 206–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.016

Drivers of COVID-19 Stay at Home Orders: Epidemiologic, Economic, or Political Concerns?

Economics of Disasters and Climate Change / Aug 17, 2020

Kosnik, L.-R., & Bellas, A. (2020). Drivers of COVID-19 Stay at Home Orders: Epidemiologic, Economic, or Political Concerns? Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 4(3), 503–514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-020-00073-0

River-Basin Water Management in the U.S.: A Regulatory Anticommons

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2012

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2012). River-Basin Water Management in the U.S.: A Regulatory Anticommons. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1712075

Contract renegotiation and rent re-distribution: Who gets raked over the coals?

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management / Sep 01, 2011

Kosnik, L., & Lange, I. (2011). Contract renegotiation and rent re-distribution: Who gets raked over the coals? Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 62(2), 155–165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2011.03.006

Time to Pick a Fight? Interest Group Decision Making to Enter the Hydropower Regulatory Process

Eastern Economic Journal / Dec 22, 2009

Kosnik, L. (2009). Time to Pick a Fight? Interest Group Decision Making to Enter the Hydropower Regulatory Process. Eastern Economic Journal, 36(1), 11–32. https://doi.org/10.1057/eej.2008.47

Annual Index

Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development / Dec 01, 2002

Annual Index. (2002). Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 44(10), 37–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/00139150209605813

Who Are the More Dismal Economists? Gender and Language in Academic Economics Research

AEA Papers and Proceedings / May 01, 2022

Kosnik, L.-R. (2022). Who Are the More Dismal Economists? Gender and Language in Academic Economics Research. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 112, 592–596. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20221119

Consolidation and ownership trends of nonfederal hydropower generating assets, 1980–2003

Energy Economics / May 01, 2008

Kosnik, L. (2008). Consolidation and ownership trends of nonfederal hydropower generating assets, 1980–2003. Energy Economics, 30(3), 715–731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2007.08.003

IN TANDEM OR OUT OF SYNC? ACADEMIC ECONOMICS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY MEASURES

Contemporary Economic Policy / Jul 17, 2015

Kosnik, L.-R. (2015). IN TANDEM OR OUT OF SYNC? ACADEMIC ECONOMICS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY MEASURES. Contemporary Economic Policy, 34(1), 190–202. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12117

The Greening of Higher Education

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2007

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2007). The Greening of Higher Education. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1016153

The media, voter fraud, and the U.S. 2012 elections

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties / Jan 07, 2020

Fogarty, B. J., Kimball, D. C., & Kosnik, L.-R. (2020). The media, voter fraud, and the U.S. 2012 elections. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 32(1), 46–66. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2019.1711383

How interest groups influence legislators

Social Work / May 01, 1979

How interest groups influence legislators. (1979). Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/24.3.234

JEL Codes: What Do They Mean and Are They Used Consistently?

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2016

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2016). JEL Codes: What Do They Mean and Are They Used Consistently? SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2697795

Bootleggers, Baptists & Televangelists: Regulating Tobacco by Litigation

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2007

Yandle, B., Rotondi, J., Morriss, A. P., & Dorchak, A. (2007). Bootleggers, Baptists & Televangelists: Regulating Tobacco by Litigation. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1010695

A Retrospective Benefit-Cost Analysis on the Elwha River Restoration Project

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis / Nov 25, 2019

Bellas, A., & Kosnik, L. (2019). A Retrospective Benefit-Cost Analysis on the Elwha River Restoration Project. Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 11(1), 76–100. https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2019.31

Why Do Older Scholars Slow Down?

Apr 01, 2023

Hamermesh, D., & Kosnik, L.-R. (2023). Why Do Older Scholars Slow Down? https://doi.org/10.3386/w31175

AGING IN STYLE: Seniority and Sentiment in Scholarly Writing

Apr 01, 2023

Kosnik, L.-R., & Hamermesh, D. (2023). AGING IN STYLE: Seniority and Sentiment in Scholarly Writing. https://doi.org/10.3386/w31150

New Evidence on Diversity in Environmental and Resource Economics

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy / Jan 01, 2023

Kuminoff, N. V., Ciaramello, K. E., Dooley, H. M., Heintzelman, M. D., Khanna, N., Kosnik, L.-R., Lewis, L. Y., & Trimble, E. (2023). New Evidence on Diversity in Environmental and Resource Economics. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 17(1), 178–187. https://doi.org/10.1086/722907

Time to Pick a Fight? Interest Group Decision Making to Enter the Hydropower Regulatory Process

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2007

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2007). Time to Pick a Fight? Interest Group Decision Making to Enter the Hydropower Regulatory Process. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.918093

4. Heavy-Duty Diesel-Engine Litigation

Regulation by Litigation / Dec 31, 2017

4. Heavy-Duty Diesel-Engine Litigation. (2017). Regulation by Litigation, 55–92. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300152517-005

The Local and Aggregated Impacts of Stay-at-Home Orders on State Level Unemployment Outcomes

Eastern Economic Journal / Mar 22, 2023

Bellas, A., & Kosnik, L.-R. (2023). The Local and Aggregated Impacts of Stay-at-Home Orders on State Level Unemployment Outcomes. Eastern Economic Journal, 49(2), 142–155. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41302-023-00243-4

Aging in Style: Does How We Write Matter?

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2022

Hamermesh, D., & Kosnik, L.-R. (2022). Aging in Style: Does How We Write Matter? SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4285836

Early Macro Divergence from Micro: Keynes vs Hayek, Fisher and Friedman

Journal of Reviews on Global Economics / Dec 16, 2015

Gillman, M. (2015). Early Macro Divergence from Micro: Keynes vs Hayek, Fisher and Friedman. Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 4, 268–280. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2015.04.26

Letter: Regarding Voting for Charity's Sake

The Economists' Voice / Jan 18, 2009

Kosnik, L. (2009). Letter: Regarding Voting for Charity’s Sake. The Economists’ Voice, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.2202/1553-3832.1473

The Potential for Small Scale Hydropower Development in the U.S.

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2009

Kosnik, L.-R. D. (2009). The Potential for Small Scale Hydropower Development in the U.S. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1516731

Contract Renegotiation and Rent Re-Redistribution: Who Gets Raked Over the Coals?

SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2009

Kosnik, L.-R. D., & Lange, I. (2009). Contract Renegotiation and Rent Re-Redistribution: Who Gets Raked Over the Coals? SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1526753

Turbulence in the Klamath River Basin

BioScience / Jan 01, 2003

LEVY, S. (2003). Turbulence in the Klamath River Basin. BioScience, 53(4), 315. https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2003)053[0315:titkrb]2.0.co;2

Fuzing for Global Interoperability

Apr 16, 2001

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES. (2001). Fuzing for Global Interoperability. https://doi.org/10.21236/ada385809

Which leading journal leads? Idea diffusion in economics research journals

Empirical Economics / Jun 06, 2018

Bellas, A., & Kosnik, L.-R. (2018). Which leading journal leads? Idea diffusion in economics research journals. Empirical Economics, 57(3), 901–921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-018-1466-z

Cap-and-trade versus carbon taxes: which market mechanism gets the most attention?

Climatic Change / Nov 10, 2018

Kosnik, L.-R. (2018). Cap-and-trade versus carbon taxes: which market mechanism gets the most attention? Climatic Change, 151(3–4), 605–618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2330-z

Education

University of California Los Angeles College of Letters and Science

PhD, Economics

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Experience

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Professor / 2004Present

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