Categories: General, Natural Resource Damages, Ecosystem Valuation, Recreation

Impacts of changes in water quality on recreation behavior and benefits in Finland

Abstract: The implementation of the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires nationally generalizable estimates of the benefits of protecting inland and coastal waters. As an alternative to benefit transfers and meta-analyses, J. Vesterine… more »

Estimating the economic value of ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon: An application of travel cost count data models that account for excess zeros

Abstract: Recently, the sport of ice climbing has seen a dramatic increase in popularity. This paper uses the travel cost method to estimate the demand for ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon, Montana, one of the premier ice climbing venues in North America.… more »

A Theory-Based Approach to Hedonic Price Regressions with Time-Varying Unobserved Product Attributes: The Price of Pollution

by Patrick Bajari 1 and 2, Jane Cooley 3, Kyoo il Kim 1, Christopher Timmins 2 and 4 1. University of Minnesota and NBER2. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) www.NBER.org3. University of Wisconsin4. Duke UniversityOctober 6, 2009Abst… more »

Race Is on to Develop Green, Clean Technology

It is shaping up to be the Great Game of the 21st century. To top officials and business executives here at the World Economic Forum, Topic A this year was the race to develop greener, cleaner technology, which is emerging as one of the critical factors… more »

New report demonstrates reductions in toxic chemical exposure would make Americans healthier, wealthier: Congressional reform of toxics law could save billions in health care costs

According to a new analysis released January 21, 2010, "The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act," the U.S. has the opportunity to prevent rising rates of chronic disease and reduce health care costs by overhauling federal chemical… more »