
Dr. Andrew Bechard is a resource economist with nearly 10 years of experience in assessing the economic impacts of environmental issues, particularly harmful algal blooms and natural resource damage assessments. He provides rigorous economic insights using advanced statistical analysis of complex environmental and economic data sets that drive data-informed decision-making for industry leaders, policymakers, and litigators. He actively contributes to numerous peer-reviewed journals as both an author and a reviewer, and his research is cited in the 2022 U.S. Congress Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation report on the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021. Dr. Bechard is a dedicated member of several professional organizations, including the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the Environmental Business Council of New England.
Ph.D., Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 2022
M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 2021
M.A., Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 2018
M.A., Mathematics, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island, 2017
M.Ed., Education, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, 2017
B.A., Mathematics and Economics, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2015
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-Hour Certification (2024)
Hazardous Waste Operations Management and Supervisor 8-Hour Certification (2024)
First Aid and CPR certified (2024)
eRailSafe certified (2024)
Member of Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Member of Environmental Business Council of New England
Peer reviewer for:
Environmental Health Insights, Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers in Protistology, Harmful Algae, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, Journal of Sports Economics, Marine and Freshwater Harmful Algae and Protists
Andrew Bechard, Ph.D. Consulting Economist
Dr. Andrew Bechard is a resource economist with nearly 10 years of experience in assessing the economic impacts of environmental issues, particularly harmful algal blooms and natural resource damage assessments. He provides rigorous economic insights using advanced statistical analysis of complex environmental and economic data sets that drive data-informed decision-making for industry leaders, policymakers, and litigators. He actively contributes to numerous peer-reviewed journals as both an author and a reviewer, and his research is cited in the 2022 U.S. Congress Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation report on the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021. Dr. Bechard...
Dr. Andrew Bechard is a resource economist with nearly 10 years of experience in assessing the economic impacts of environmental issues, particularly harmful algal blooms and natural resource damage assessments. He provides rigorous economic insights using advanced statistical analysis of complex environmental and economic data sets that drive data-informed decision-making for industry leaders, policymakers, and litigators. He actively contributes to numerous peer-reviewed journals as both an author and a reviewer, and his research is cited in the 2022 U.S. Congress Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation report on the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021. Dr. Bechard is a dedicated member of several professional organizations, including the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the Environmental Business Council of New England.
- Natural Resources Assessment
- Environmental Economics
- Statistical Analysis
- Litigation Support
- Offshore Energy
- Fate and Transport