Senior Fellow
(415) 291-4433
hanak@ppic.org
curriculum vitae

Expertise
• Natural resource management
Water policy
Water markets
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Flood control
• Economic development
Growth and development strategies
Water and development
Infrastructure
• Food and agriculture
International commodity markets
Supply chain competitiveness

Experience
Director of Research, Public Policy Institute of California (2008-2010). Economist and Team Leader, Center for Cooperation in International Research for Agricultural Development (CIRAD), France (1992–2001). Research Fellow, Brookings Institution (1989–1990). Staff Economist, Council of Economic Advisers (1988–1989). Consultant, World Bank (1982–1988). Researcher, University of Dar es Salaam (1980–1982).

Education
Ph.D. (1992), economics, University of Maryland. M.A. (1981), economics, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

PPIC Publications
California 2025: Planning for a Better Future (co-authored with Louise Bedsworth, Tracy Gordon, Hans Johnson, Jed Kolko, and Eric Larsen). Public Policy Institute of California, 2010.

California Climate Change: Planning for a Better Future (co-authored with Louise Bedsworth). Public Policy Institute of California, 2010.

California Transportation: Planning for a Better Future (co-authored with Louise Bedsworth). Public Policy Institute of California, 2010.

California Water: Planning for a Better Future Public Policy Institute of California, 2010.

California Water Myths (co-authored with Jay Lund, Ariel Dinar, Brian Gray, Richard Howitt, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle, and Barton "Buzz” Thompson). Public Policy Institute of California, 2009.

Paying for Infrastructure: California's Choices Public Policy Institute of California, 2009.

Adapting California’s Water Management to Climate Change (co-authored with Jay Lund). Public Policy Institute of California, 2008.

California Coastal Management with a Changing Climate (co-authored with Georgina Moreno). Public Policy Institute of California, 2008.

Climate Policy at the Local Level: A Survey of California’s Cities and Counties (co-authored with Louise Bedsworth, Sarah Swanbeck, and Joanna Malaczynski). Public Policy Institute of California, 2008.

Comparing Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (co-authored with Jay Lund, William Fleenor, William Bennett, Richard Howitt, Jeffrey Mount, and Peter Moyle). Public Policy Institute of California, 2008.

Financing Infrastructure Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

Flood Control Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

Preparing California for a Changing Climate (co-authored with Louise Bedsworth). Public Policy Institute of California, 2008.

Transportation Systems Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

Water Supply and Quality Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (co-authored with Jay Lund, William Fleenor, Richard Howitt, Jeffrey Mount, and Peter Moyle).  Public Policy Institute of California, 2007.

California Economic Policy Vol. 2, No. 2, "Lawns and Water Demand in California" (co-authored with Matthew Davis). Public Policy Institute of California, 2006.

California 2025: It's Your Choice (co-authored with Mark Baldassare). Public Policy Institute of California, 2005.

"Sizing Up the Challenge: California's Infrastructure Needs and Tradeoffs” (co-authored with Elisa Barbour) in Ellen Hanak and Mark Baldassare, ed., California 2025: Taking on the Future. Public Policy Institute of California, 2005, pp. 113-156.

Sizing Up the Challenge: California’s Infrastructure Needs and Tradeoffs (co-authored with Elisa Barbour). Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2005.

Water for Growth: California's New Frontier Public Policy Institute of California, 2005.

Water Supply and Growth in California: A Survey of City and County Land-Use Planners (co-authored with Antonina Simeti). Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2004.

Who Should Be Allowed to Sell Water in California? Third-Party Issues and the Water Market Public Policy Institute of California, 2003.

California's Water Market, By the Numbers Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2002.

Other Selected Publications
"Climate Change and Housing Prices: Hedonic Estimates for Ski Resorts in Western North America,” Land Economics (forthcoming) (with Van Butsic and Rob Valletta).

"State Infrastructure Spending and the Federal Stimulus Package,” National Tax Journal, Vol. LXII (3), September 2009.

"Linking Housing Growth to Water Supply: New Planning Frontiers in the American West,” (with Margaret K. Browne), Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 72(2), Spring 2006.