College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Forestry

Research Interests:

Jagdish Poudel's research focuses on the economic impact/contribution of forest products industries and forest-based recreation activities such as hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching. He also specializes in traditional forest economics research such as analyzing stumpage demand and supply, timber prices, and forest product utilization, markets, and business. His interests extend to economic analyses of new wood innovations, such as mass timber and woody biomass energy, as well as ecosystem services markets, including habitat conservation and wetland mitigation banking, outdoor recreation and tourism, urban and community forestry, international forestry, and forest carbon markets.

Publications and reports:

Poudel, J., & Dahal, R. (2025). A comprehensive look at the forest products industry’s economic contribution to the United States: Pre-and post-COVID analysis. Forest Policy and Economics, 172, 103440. (A comprehensive look at the forest products industry’s economic contribution to the United States: Pre- and post-COVID analysis - ScienceDirect)

Khanal, N., Pokharel, R., Poudel, J., Gc, S., Shannon, E., Huff, E., & Finley, A. (2024). Analysis of location, feedstock availability, and economic impacts of potential mass timber processing facilities in Michigan. Forest Policy and Economics, 163, 103203. (Analysis of location, feedstock availability, and economic impacts of potential mass timber processing facilities in Michigan - ScienceDirect)

Gc, S., Thapa, I., Pokharel, R., Alward, G., Lamsal, B., Poudel, J., Dahal, R., Joshi, O., Parajuli, R., Wagner, J. and Leefers, L., 2024. A Methodological Framework for Decomposing the Value-Chain Economic Contribution: A Case of Forest Resource Industries of the Lake States in the United States. Forests, 15(2), p.305. (A Methodological Framework for Decomposing the Value-Chain Economic Contribution: A Case of Forest Resource Industries of the Lake States in the United States)

Pokharel, R., Poudel, J., Dahal, R., & GC, S. (2023). Forest Biomass Feedstock Availability and Economic Contribution of Biopower Facilities in the Lake States Region. Journal of Forestry, 121(5-6), 393-407. (Forest Biomass Feedstock Availability and Economic Contribution of Biopower Facilities in the Lake States Region | Journal of Forestry | Oxford Academic)

Parajuli, R., Chizmar, S., Hoy, M., Joshi, O., Gordon, J., Mehmood, S., Henderson, J.E., Poudel, J., Witthun, O.  & Buntrock, L. (2022). Economic Contribution Analysis of Urban Forestry in Northeastern and Midwest States in 2018. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 127490. (Economic Contribution Analysis of Urban Forestry in the Northeastern and Midwestern States of the United States in 2018 - ScienceDirect)

Poudel, J., & Pokharel, R. (2021). Financial Analysis of Habitat Conservation Banking in California. Sustainability, 13(22), 12441. (Financial Analysis of Habitat Conservation Banking in California)

Schram, B., Potter-Witter, K., Huff, E., & Poudel, J. (2020). Family Forest Owner Management Decisions for Participants Enrolled in a Forest Property Taxation Program in Michigan. Forests, 12 (1), 35. (Family Forest Owner Management Decisions for Participants Enrolled in a Forest Property Taxation Program in Michigan)

O'Neill, B., Neumann, D., & Poudel, J. (2019). Wooden Spoons for Woodcock. In American Woodcock Symposium. (Wooden Spoons for Woodcock | American Woodcock Symposium)

Pokharel, R., Grala, R. K., Latta, G. S., Grebner, D. L., Grado, S. C., & Poudel, J. (2019). Availability of logging residues and likelihood of their utilization for electricity production in the US south. Journal of Forestry, 117(6), 543-559. (Availability of Logging Residues and Likelihood of Their Utilization for Electricity Production in the US South | Journal of Forestry | Oxford Academic)

Poudel, J., Zhang, D., & Simon, B. (2019). Habitat conservation banking trends in the United States. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28 (6), 1629-1646. (Habitat conservation banking trends in the United States | Biodiversity and Conservation)

Poudel, J., Zhang, D., & Simon, B. (2018). Estimating the demand and supply of conservation banking markets in the United States. Land Use Policy, 79, 320-325.( Estimating the demand and supply of conservation banking markets in the United States - ScienceDirect)

Pokharel, R., Poudel, J., Grala, R.K., (2018). Impact of economic factors and a political conflict on international tourism demand in Nepal: A vector error correction model. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 8(1), 18-41 (Impact of economic factors and a political conflict on international tourism demand in Nepal: a vector error correction model | International Journal of Tourism Policy)

Poudel, J., Munn, I. A., & Henderson, J. E. (2018). An input-output analysis of recreational fishing expenditures (2006 & 2011) across the southern United States. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 74(4), 650-672. (An input-output analysis of recreational fishing expenditures (2006 & 2011) across the southern United States: International Journal of Environmental Studies: Vol 75, No 4)

Poudel, J., Munn, I., & Henderson, J. E. (2017). Economic contribution of wildlife watching recreation expenditures (2006 & 2011) across the U.S. South: An input-output analysis. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 17, 93-99. (Economic contributions of wildlife watching recreation expenditures (2006 & 2011) across the U.S. south: An input-output analysis - ScienceDirect)

Poudel, J., Henderson, J. E., & Munn, I. A. (2016). Economic Contribution of Hunting Expenditure to the southern United States of America. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 73(2), 236-254. (Economic contribution of hunting expenditure to the southern United States of America: International Journal of Environmental Studies: Vol 73, No 2)