Reed College
Reed College

Economics Department

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Noelwah Netusil

Stanley H. Cohn Professor of Economics

Email | 503-517-7306 | Vollum 227

Environmental economics, natural resource economics, law and economics, public sector economics.

B.S. 1986 Allegheny College.
M.S. 1988, Ph.D. 1992 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Reed College 1990–.

Courses
Research
Community Service

Courses

  • Economics 201: Introduction to Economic Analysis
  • Economics 311: Survey of Econometric Methods
  • Economics 348: Economics of the Public Sector
  • Economics 351: Environmental Economics
  • Economics 352: Natural Resource Economics
  • Economics 371: Law and Economics

Book

Charles D. Kolstad and Noelwah R. Netusil, Environmental Economics, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, March 2026.

  • Errata

Research

My current research projects focus on the effect of flood risk disclosure and financial resiliency and the effect of jurisdiction policies on flood insurance uptake.

    Selected recent publications

    Netusil, N.R. and M. Walkiewicz. 2024. Unlocking Success: Key Lessons from Academia-Government Collaborations in Advancing Public Policy.  Harvard ALI Social Impact Review (May 28).

    L., Sitong, F. K. S. Chan, W. Y. Chen, N.R. Netusil, M. Feng, L. Xie, Y Qi, S. Xu, and A. Cheshmehzangi. 2024. Home-Buying Decisions Influenced by the Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions: The Case of Sponge City, Guiyang SW China. Nature-Based Solutions

    Kousky, C. and N.R. Netusil. 2023. Flood Insurance Literacy and Flood Risk Knowledge: Evidence from Portland, Oregon. Risk Management and Insurance Review 26(2) 175-201. *Recipient of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Award for Best Article in 2024.

    Netusil, N.R., S. Dissanayake, L. Lavelle ('21), A. W. Ando, and K. K. Wells. 2023. Does Presentation Matter? An Analysis of Images and Text in a Choice Experiment of Green Roofs. QOpen 3(1).

    Sullivan, E. J. and N.R. Netusil. 2022. Oregon's Goal 9: Economic Development and Land Use Planning. Willamette Law Review 58 (3) 363-436.

    Netusil, N.R., L. Lavelle ('21),  S. Dissanayake, and Amy W. Ando. 2022. Valuing the Public Benefits of Green Roofs.  Landscape and Urban Planning. 224.

    Brook M., A. Amos, J.F. Cerra, C. Cheng, D.L. Feldman, T. Lau, N.R. Netusil, E. Porse. 2022. Redrawing our Urban Waters: Merging Design, Law, and Policy in Advancing Distributed Water Systems. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Pacific Rim.

    O'Donnell, E.C., S.N. Gosling, N.R. Netusil, F.K.S. Chan, N.J. Dolman. 2021. Perceptions of Blue-Green and Grey Infrastructure as Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Urban Water Resilience. Journal of the British Academy.

    Netusil, N.R., C. Kousky, S. Neupane ('20), W. Daniel ('20), and H. Kunreuther. 2021. The Willingness to Pay for Flood Insurance Land Economics 97(1).

    Netusil, N.R. and C. Kousky. 2021. The Coming Storm: How U.S. Cities Are Managing Stormwater from Increasingly Extreme Rainfall Events. Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center Issue Brief (August).

    O'Donnell, E.C., N.R. Netusil, F.K.S. Chan, N.J. Dolman, and S.N. Gosling. 2021. International Perceptions of Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Comparison across Four Cities Water 13(4), 544.

    Kousky, C, N.R. Netusil, and G. Moldovan-Trujillo. 2020. The Mispricing of Flood Insurance: A Look at Portland, Oregon. Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center Issue Brief (December).

    Ando, A.,C.L. Cadavid, N.R. Netusil, and B. Parthum. 2020. Willingness-to-Volunteer and Stability of Preferences Between Cities: Estimating the Benefits of Stormwater Management Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 99 (January).

    Netusil, N.R., K. Moeltner, and M. Jarrad ('14). 2019. Floodplain Designation and Property Sale Prices in an Urban Watershed  Land Use Policy 88 (November): 104-112.

    Netusil, N.R., M. Jarrad ('14), and K. Moeltner. 2019. Research Note: The Effect of Stream Restoration Attributes on Property Sale Prices Landscape and Urban Planning 185 (May): 158-162.

      Community Service

      Current Service

      I am the program chair for the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists sessions at the Western Economic Association International Conference.  I am also on the editorial board of Landscape and Urban Planning. 

      Past Service

      I have served on several nonprofit boards including Mercy Corps Northwest (2006-2018), Audubon Society of Portland (2011-2014), The Resource Innovation Group/The Climate Leadership Initiative (2004-2010), Oregon Water Trust (2006-2008), and Green House Network/Focus the Nation (1999-2006).  I was an Associate Editor for Landscape and Urban Planning (2016-2020) and on the editorial board of Land Economics (2007-2021). I served on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Independent Economic Analysis Board (2003-2018) and on the Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver Steering Committee.  I was also on the team that developed the Moneyville exhibit for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.