PATRICK C. MANN

Professor

Education:

Ph.D. Indiana University, Economics, 1967
M.A. Indiana University, Economics, 1964
B.S. Manchester College, Business, 1962

Current Position:

Professor of Economics

Selected Previous Positions:

Chairperson, Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, 1987-1990.
Acting Director, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, 1983-1984.
Acting Chairman, Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, 1974-1975.
Director of Graduate Programs in Economics, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, 1970-1974.
Associate Professor of Economics, West Virginia University, 1971-1974.
Assistant Professor of Economics, West Virginia University, 1967-1971.

Research Interests:

Public regulation and water supply economics.

Selected Recent Publications and Papers, 1990-Present:

Mann, Patrick C. and Douglas N. Jones. 2001. The fairness criterion in public utility regulation: Does fairness still matter? Journal of Economics Issues, 35.

Mann, Patrick C. Monograph. 1999. Financing mechanisms for capital improvements for regulated water utilities. Columbus, Ohio: The National Regulatory Research Institute.

Mann. Patrick C. and Janice A. Beecher. 1997. Real water rates on the rise. Public Utilities Fortnightly, Vol. 135.

Mann, Patrick C. 1997. Monograph. Assessing the applicability of selected financial incentive methods for water utility regulation. Columbus, Ohio: The National Regulatory Research Institute.

Mann, Patrick C. 1996. Integrated resource planning and incentive regulations. Water Resources Update. Vol. 194.

Mann, Patrick C. and Janice A. Beecher. June 1996. Incremental and average cost methods in rate design. American Water Works Association Journal, Vol. 88.

Mann, Patrick C. and Janice A. Beecher. 1994. Monograph. Revenue effects of water conservation and conservation pricing: Issues and practices. Columbus, Ohio: The National Regulatory Research Institute.

Mann, Patrick C. and Janice A. Beecher. 1993. Monograph. Meeting water utility revenue requirements: Alternative financial and rate making mechanisms. Columbus, Ohio: The National Regulatory Research Institute.

Mann, Patrick C. 1993. Monograph. Water-utility regulation: Rates and cost recovery. Los Angeles, California: The Reason Foundation.

Mann, Patrick C. and Don M. Clark. August 1993. Marginal cost pricing: Its role in conservation. American Water Works Association Journal, Vol. 85.

Mann, Patrick C., Janice A. Beecher and James R. Landers. 1992. Monograph. Integrated resource planning for water utilities. Columbus, Ohio: The National Regulatory Research Institute.

Mann, Patrick C. 1992. Costing, pricing and conservation. Eighth NARUC Biennial Regulatory Information Conference, Columbus, OH, published in the Conference Proceedings.

Mann, Patrick C. and Janice A. Beecher. 1991. Monograph. Cost allocation and rate design for water utilities. Denver, CO: The American Water Works Association Research Foundation.

Mann, Patrick C. 1991. Regulatory policy and conservation programs. Conference on Rates to Promote Conservation, New York City Water Board and Delaware River Basin Commission, published in the Conference Proceedings.

Mann, Patrick C. and Janice A. Beecher. 1990. Monograph. Deregulation and regulatory alternative for water utilities. Columbus, Ohio: The National Regulatory Research Institute, Ohio State University

Mann, Patrick C. 1990. Incentive regulation for commission regulated water utilities. Seventh NARUC Biennial Regulatory Information Conference, Columbus, OH, published in the Conference Proceedings.

Mann, Patrick C. 1990. Urban water supply: The divergence between theory and practice. Public Utility Regulation [Kenneth Nowotny, David Smith, and Harry Trebing, Editors]. Norwell, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Selected Scholarly Service and Honors:

Member, Rates and Charges Committee, American Water Works Association, 1993-2003.
Secretary/Treasurer, Beta Gamma Sigma, 1990-2003.
Research Associate, National Regulatory Research Institute, 1980-2003.
Advisor, Mortar Board, West Virginia University, 1999-2002.