Emil D. Attanasi, Ph.D.
Emil Attanasi is a Supervisory Research Economist (Scientist Emeritus) with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Emil Attanasi has been an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. His work focuses on the valuation of hydrologic data, development of resource assessment methods for undiscovered oil and gas, assessment of CO2-EOR potential, and the application of economics to oil, gas, and minerals resource assessments.
Professional Experience
United States Geological Survey since 1972
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. University of Missouri, 1972, Economics
M.S. George Mason University, 2003, Statistical Science
B.A. Evangel College, 1969, Mathematics
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Economic Association, 1972 – present
Science and Products
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Leasing policies for the extractive resources Leasing policies for the extractive resources
Much of the available analysis of policies for the disposal of publicly held resources is based on comparatively straightforward extensions of the neoclassical pricing and allocation theory. As such, these analyses have to a large extent not fully incorporated the fact that firms normally acquire rights to these resources in sealed tender markets. In this paper, a simple bidding model is...
Authors
E. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
Expectations, market structure, and sequential bid pricing Expectations, market structure, and sequential bid pricing
Public agencies are frequently constrained to procure goods and services in sealed tender markets. Pricing decisions of firms participating in such markets have been analyzed for both static and dynamic situations. As might be anticipated, the decision rules obtained in these analyses depend in an integral way on the firm's perception of the behavior of other market participants. It is...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
An empirical note on firm performance in government contract markets An empirical note on firm performance in government contract markets
Public construction and, in particular, highway construction account for a large proportion of the non-defense expenditures by the government. Con- tracts for highway construction are let almost exclusively through a sealed tender process. Competitive bidding is used to encourage price competition. There is, however, a problem in insuring that the bidder is able to deliver the product of...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S. Johnson
Regional impact of water resource investments in an developing area Regional impact of water resource investments in an developing area
Regional development and industrialization patterns are investigated and related via regression analysis to water resource investments for the island of Puerto Rico. Although results of this study indicate such investments have little immediate or short‐term impact, significant relationships and variations in regional responses appear over longer time periods. This is shown by applying a...
Authors
E. Attanasi
A numerical analysis of bid distributions in sealed tender markets A numerical analysis of bid distributions in sealed tender markets
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson, D.R. Kamerschen
Sequential bidding models--a decision theoretic approach Sequential bidding models--a decision theoretic approach
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
Techniques for water demand analysis and forecasting: Puerto Rico, a case study Techniques for water demand analysis and forecasting: Puerto Rico, a case study
The rapid economic growth of the Commonwealth-of Puerto Rico since 1947 has brought public pressure on Government agencies for rapid development of public water supply and waste treatment facilities. Since 1945 the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority has had the responsibility for planning, developing and operating water supply and waste treatment facilities on a municipal basis...
Authors
E. Attanasi, E.R. Close, M. Lopez
Some interpretations of sequential bid pricing strategies Some interpretations of sequential bid pricing strategies
This note provides an alternative interpretation for sequential bid pricing strategies as initially formulated by Kortanek, Soden, and Sodaro [Kortanek, K. O., J. V. Soden, D. Sodabo. 1973. Profit analysis and sequential bid pricing models. Management Sci.20 (3, November) 396–417. In particular, bid prices obtained from the sequential model are shown to result from a condition which...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 152
Leasing policies for the extractive resources Leasing policies for the extractive resources
Much of the available analysis of policies for the disposal of publicly held resources is based on comparatively straightforward extensions of the neoclassical pricing and allocation theory. As such, these analyses have to a large extent not fully incorporated the fact that firms normally acquire rights to these resources in sealed tender markets. In this paper, a simple bidding model is...
Authors
E. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
Expectations, market structure, and sequential bid pricing Expectations, market structure, and sequential bid pricing
Public agencies are frequently constrained to procure goods and services in sealed tender markets. Pricing decisions of firms participating in such markets have been analyzed for both static and dynamic situations. As might be anticipated, the decision rules obtained in these analyses depend in an integral way on the firm's perception of the behavior of other market participants. It is...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
An empirical note on firm performance in government contract markets An empirical note on firm performance in government contract markets
Public construction and, in particular, highway construction account for a large proportion of the non-defense expenditures by the government. Con- tracts for highway construction are let almost exclusively through a sealed tender process. Competitive bidding is used to encourage price competition. There is, however, a problem in insuring that the bidder is able to deliver the product of...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S. Johnson
Regional impact of water resource investments in an developing area Regional impact of water resource investments in an developing area
Regional development and industrialization patterns are investigated and related via regression analysis to water resource investments for the island of Puerto Rico. Although results of this study indicate such investments have little immediate or short‐term impact, significant relationships and variations in regional responses appear over longer time periods. This is shown by applying a...
Authors
E. Attanasi
A numerical analysis of bid distributions in sealed tender markets A numerical analysis of bid distributions in sealed tender markets
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson, D.R. Kamerschen
Sequential bidding models--a decision theoretic approach Sequential bidding models--a decision theoretic approach
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
Techniques for water demand analysis and forecasting: Puerto Rico, a case study Techniques for water demand analysis and forecasting: Puerto Rico, a case study
The rapid economic growth of the Commonwealth-of Puerto Rico since 1947 has brought public pressure on Government agencies for rapid development of public water supply and waste treatment facilities. Since 1945 the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority has had the responsibility for planning, developing and operating water supply and waste treatment facilities on a municipal basis...
Authors
E. Attanasi, E.R. Close, M. Lopez
Some interpretations of sequential bid pricing strategies Some interpretations of sequential bid pricing strategies
This note provides an alternative interpretation for sequential bid pricing strategies as initially formulated by Kortanek, Soden, and Sodaro [Kortanek, K. O., J. V. Soden, D. Sodabo. 1973. Profit analysis and sequential bid pricing models. Management Sci.20 (3, November) 396–417. In particular, bid prices obtained from the sequential model are shown to result from a condition which...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi
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