09/03/2026
🎣 CBPP Research in the National Spotlight!
Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Berry, Professor of Economics and Chair of UAA’s Department of Economics & Public Policy, whose research on the economic value of Alaska’s dip net fisheries was recently featured on NPR’s Marketplace!
Dr. Berry’s research, conducted in collaboration with former UAA postdoctoral researcher and current Alaska Pacific University faculty member Dr. Aaron Enriquez, explores the value Alaskans receive from personal-use salmon fishing—value that goes well beyond simply bringing home the catch.
The research is a great example of how CBPP faculty are using economics to better understand issues that matter to Alaska’s communities, families, and way of life.
🎧 Read and listen to the Marketplace story:
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/09/02/for-alaskans-salmon-fishing-is-about-more-than-just-the-catch
Congratulations, Dr. Berry, on this well-deserved national recognition!