Craig A. Bond

Contact Information

QA Manager, Forces and Resources Policy Center (FRP), National Security Research Division (NSRD); Senior Economist

Washington Office

Education

Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics, University of California, Davis; M.S. in economics, Colorado State University; B.A. in economics, Frostburg State University

Overview

Craig Bond is an applied microeconomist at the RAND Corporation who specializes in natural resource and environmental economics, including stochastic dynamic modeling, resource valuation, consumer and producer choice, and applied welfare economics.

He has led and participated in RAND projects that span many topics, including resilience issues, recovery planning, valuation of ecosystem services and green infrastructure, environmental and economic impacts of long-term changes along the Louisiana and Florida coasts, and isssues related to public utilities. He has also worked on risk in acquisitions, unit readiness, and issues surrounding PCS moves, among others.

Past research includes a diverse array of applied projects, including the optimal management of high elevation ecosystems in the American West, the economic impacts of invasive species, the economic contributions of aquacultural suppliers of recreational fish, and the economics of genetically modified rice. Behavioral stated-preference studies include OHV recreation, Stellar sea lion habitat, attributes of irrigation technologies, high elevation forests, food attributes, and attributes of programs that pay for ecosystem services.

Methodologically, he has extensive experience with non-market valuation of ecosystem services, as well as panel data and discrete choice econometric methods, and has designed a number of choice-based experiments. His structural modelling work focuses on stochastic dynamic programming approaches to adaptive management planning and assessment and sustainability, as well as other economic modelling applications.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

Western Balkans Transportation
Puerto Rico Recovery Plan
Valuing the Resilience Dividend
Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities
Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana

Selected Publications

Finucane, M.L., M.J. Blum, R. Ramchand, A.M. Parker, S.Nataraj, N. Clancy, G. Cecchine, A. Chandra, T. Slack, G. Hobor, R.J. Ferreira, K. Luu, A. Lesen, and C.A. Bond, "Advancing Community Resilience Research and Practice: Moving from “Me” to “We” to “3D”," Journal of Risk Research, 2019

C.A. Bond, "Valuing Coastal Natural Capital in a Bioeconomic Framework," Water Economics and Policy, 3(2), 2017

Groves, D.G., D. Knopman, N. Berg, C.A. Bond, J. Syme, and R.J. Lempert, Adapting Land Use and Water Management Plans to a Changing Climate in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida. , RAND Corporation (RR-1932-MCF), 2018

Hansen, K., E. Duke, C.A. Bond, M. Purcell, and G. Paige, "Rancher Preferences for a Payment for Ecosystem Services Program in Southwestern Wyoming," Ecological Economics, 146, 2018

Bond, C.A., A. Strong, N. Burger, S. Weilant, U. Saya and A. Chandra, Resilience Dividend Valuation Model: Framework Development and Initial Case Studies, RAND Corporation (RR-2129-RF), 2017

Barnes, S.R., C. Bond, N. Burger, K. Anania, A. Strong, S. Weilant, and S. Virgets, "Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana," Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics , 4(3), 2017

C.A. Bond, J.L. Lewis, H.A. Leonard, J. Pollak, C. Guo and B.D. Rostker, Tour Lengths, Permanent Changes of Station, and Alternatives for Savings and Improved Stability, RAND Corporation (RR-1034-OSD), 2016

J. Meldrum, P. Champ., and C.A. Bond, "Heterogeneous Nonmarket Benefits of Managing White Pine Blister Rust in High Elevation Pine Forests," Journal of Forest Economics, 19, 2013

Honors & Awards

2016 Bronze Medal Award, RAND Corporation
2015 Spotlight on Innovation Award, RAND Corporation
2012 Outstanding Research Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University

Commentary

Creating a Smart Market for California Water
A smart market approach could reduce the transaction costs of trading water in California, allow the price of water to better match its value, and bring that value to the state.
Sep 13, 2015 Orange County Register

Publications

Draft
The Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Spill on Commercial Blue Crab Landings
Examines the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on landings, revenues, and effort in the commercial blue crab fishery.
Feb 10, 2020
Report
Report
A Stated Preference Analysis of the Determinants of Unit and Soldier Operational Effectiveness
The authors assess the relative importance of component status relative to a number of potential determinants of operational effectiveness, including but not limited to unit type, training level, experience in country, and associated costs and risk.
May 13, 2019
Report
Enhancing Family Stability During a Permanent Change of Station: A Review of Disruptions and Policies
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, approximately one-third of military service members experience a permanent change of station (PCS) move every year. The authors researched programs that address PCS-related family disruptions.
Oct 18, 2018
Report
Adapting Land Use and Water Management Plans to a Changing Climate in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida
This report addresses the vulnerability to flooding, saltwater intrusion, and related issues in Southeast Florida and describes a model and decision support tool to help regional planners and decisionmakers better focus on the most vulnerable areas.
Jun 6, 2018
Draft
Draft
Nutritious or Nuisance on Net? Values of Natural Capital in a Competitive Terrestrial Rangeland Ecosystem
Illustrates how the value of rangelands ecosystems across the western United States may change as invasive species alter the landscape.
Aug 22, 2017
Report
Guide to the Resilience Dividend Valuation Model
This guide provides an overview of and guidance on the Resilience Dividend Valuation Model, a framework designed to help policymakers and practitioners estimate the resilience dividend from projects they are considering or have implemented.
Aug 1, 2017
Report
Resilience Dividend Valuation Model: Framework Development and Initial Case Studies
This report describes the development of the Resilience Dividend Valuation Model, a complementary framework designed to help communities estimate the resilience dividend from resilience projects or investment.
Aug 1, 2017
Journal Article
Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana
This study quantifies the economic assets and activity that is at risk from the process of land loss in coastal Louisiana in a future without restoration and protection efforts to minimize or mitigate land loss.
Jul 19, 2017
Tool
Tool
Database of Potential Sources of Information on Fisheries, Tourism, and Oil Spill Claims
The objective of this Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities database is to make users aware of sources of information that may be less widely known than standard databases of economic activity such as those published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 23, 2017
Draft
Estimating the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Fisheries Landings: A Preliminary Exploration
Reports results from an ex-post analysis of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill using publicly available, routinely collected data on landings, revenues, and fishing effort for select fish species in the Gulf.
Jan 7, 2017
Report
U.S. Consumer Preferences for Telephone and Internet Services: Evidence from the RAND American Life Panel
This report analyzes data on fixed telephone (landline), mobile telephone, fixed Internet, and mobile Internet service preferences. It provides population-level estimates of the services found in U.S. households and the importance of each service.
Nov 17, 2016
Report
Tour Lengths, Permanent Changes of Station, and Alternatives for Savings and Improved Stability
This study examined the workings of U.S. Department of Defense permanent change of station programs to determine the potential for savings that could accrue by increasing the amount of time between moves.
Feb 8, 2016
Tool
Interactive Database of the Army's Local Economic Effects
This interactive, web-based tool accompanies The Army's Local Economic Effects, and maps the economic effects of national-level U.S. Army spending for each state broken down by fiscal year (2012-2014) and congressional district.
Jan 4, 2016
Report
Report
The Army's Local Economic Effects: Appendix B, Volume I: Alabama Through Minnesota
This appendix to The Army's Local Economic Effects provides descriptions of the overall economic effects for each state, details by fiscal year from 2012-2014, and a parsing of the data by congressional district for Alabama through Minnesota.
Dec 10, 2015
Report
The Army's Local Economic Effects
This report presents findings on the economic activity supported by national-level Army spending in each of the 435 congressional districts for fiscal years 2012-2014.
Dec 10, 2015
Report
Report
The Army's Local Economic Effects: Appendix B, Volume II: Mississippi Through Wyoming
This appendix to The Army's Local Economic Effects provides descriptions of the overall economic effects for each state, details by fiscal year from 2012-2014, and a parsing of the data by congressional district for Mississippi through Wyoming.
Dec 10, 2015
Report
The Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
This study estimates the net costs and benefits if the long-standing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians follows its current trajectory over the next ten years, relative to five other possible trajectories that the conflict could take.
Sep 8, 2015
Report
Reducing the Cultivation of Opium Poppies in Southern Afghanistan
Identifies drivers of opium poppy cultivation in southern Afghanistan and assesses effects of programs to promote rural development, eradicate opium poppies, or otherwise create incentives for farmers to cultivate less opium poppy.
Jun 17, 2015
Report
Report
Developing a Methodology for Risk-Informed Trade-Space Analysis in Acquisition
Through analysis of alternative courses of action and their effects on probability distributions estimated for performance, schedule, and cost, acquisition decisionmakers can understand the implications of certain risk-mitigating actions.
May 19, 2015
Report
The Likely Effects of Price Increases on Commissary Patronage: A Review of the Literature
To determine the effects of increased commissary prices, should the taxpayer subsidy to the Defense Commissary Agency be reduced, this report reviews how price changes have affected grocers and analyzes potential revenue changes for commissaries.
Mar 27, 2015
Draft
Valuing Coastal Natural Capital in a Bioeconomic Framework
Presents a method and model that can be used to consistently value a system of interacting natural capital stocks; namely, wetlands and a fishery.
Jan 26, 2015
Report
The Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies: Incentives, Outcomes, and Opportunities
RAND Corporation researchers examine empirical evidence related to smart-grid development, discuss some entrepreneurial opportunities associated with smart-grid data, and offer policy suggestions for overcoming barriers.
Jan 15, 2015
Journal Article
Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana
This report presents an economic evaluation of assets and activities at risk from land loss and associated storm damage in coastal Louisiana. The results show a significant level of risk to economic assets and activity in Louisiana.
2015