Mike Brady is an Assistant Professor and Extension Economist in the School of Economic Sciences, WSU Pullman. He has a PhD in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics from Ohio University. He focuses on specialty crop production including tree fruits, vineyards, vegetables, horticulture and nursery crops. He also has an interest in issues related to water use and irrigated agriculture. Mike is involved in a number of projects focusing on modeling coupled human and environmental systems in an interdisciplinary framework. He has analyzed the economic impact of various agriculture industries in Washington. He also conducts research on farmland ownership, agricultural land values, and land use change.
Organizations
Research
- Columbia River Basin 2021 Long-Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast
- 2021 Columbia River Basin Long-Term Water Supply & Demand Forecast
- Estimating double-cropping extent using satellite imagery
- Water Markets for the Yakima Basin: Researching and Developing Strategies for Multi-Benefit Markets
- Streamflow Restoration Technical Guidance in support of RCW 90.94
- Technology for trade: new tools and new rules for water use efficiency in agriculture and beyond
- Skagit Basin Water Mitigation Feasibility Assessment Study
- Columbia River Basin Long-Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast, 2016 Legislative Report
- Benefit-Cost Analysis of Yakima Basin Integrated Plan Projects
- An Integrated Engineering and Economic Analysis of the Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation using Game Theory
- Columbia River Basin Long-Term Supply and Demand Forecast, 2011 Legislative Report
Activities and Products
- Technology for trade: new tools and rules to improve water use in agriculture and beyond (poster)
- Columbia River Basin Long-Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast, 2016 Legislative Report
- Water Markets and Storage — Substitutes or Complements for Drought Risk Mitigation?
- Benefit-Cost Analysis of Integrated Water Resource Management: Accounting for interdependence in the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan