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Valuing nonmarket goods and services : a test for bias in the iterated referendum-contingent valuation format

Creator:: McLeod, Donald M.
Abstract:: Contingent valuation has been used to elicit values for changes in the quantity and quality of nonmarket amenities. Yet hypothetically trading dollars for environmental improvements is not a familiar activity for most survey respondents. A variety of response effects associated with survey collected data can potentially lead to biased contingent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Dr. David Ervin Contingent valuation has been used to elicit values for changes in the

The value of public open space : an hedonic price approach

Creator:: Knoder, Erik
Abstract:: Public open spaces provide many benefits to individuals and society. Many of the services they provide; such as recreation, enjoyment of nature, and improving water quality; are non-exclusive and nonrival in consumption. The "public good" nature of open space services inhibits the formation of a market for open space areas....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Value of Public Open Space: An Hedonic Price Approach. Abstract approved: David E. Ervin Public open

An opportunity cost approach to land preservation in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Aliski, Leon David
Abstract:: This study estimates a range of opportunity costs associated with three land management alternatives for a site in the Oregon Coast Range. A 35,000 acre site was selected which includes a mix of federal and private land ownership and provides significant biological resources. The first alternative examines a plan for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: An Abstract of the Thesis of Leon David Aliski for the degree

The willingness of Central Oregon irrigators to donate water rights to augment Deschutes River flow

Creator:: Barkley, David, 1972-
Abstract:: This study used contingent valuation techniques to estimate the willingness of central Oregon Irrigators to donate a portion of their water rights to increase Deschutes River flow. This study was different from previous contingent valuation studies in that it used water rights as the payment vehicles instead of dollars -...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David Barkley for the degree of

Measuring benefits of outdoor recreation services : an application of the household production function approach to the Oregon steelhead sport fishery

Creator:: Strong, Elizabeth J.
Abstract:: This study provides an empirical test of the Bockstael-McConnell (1980) household production function (HPF) framework for evaluating wildlife recreation. This is perhaps the first study in which both taste and technology parameters have been estimated with a theoretical model specification. The results suggest that for steelhead sport fishing in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for determining values of fishing sites in Oregon. As is suggested by McConnell (1979) and Bockstael

Using valuation functions to estimate changes in the quality of a recreational experience : elk hunting in Oregon

Creator:: Fried, Brett M.
Abstract:: Public agencies need information on the value of recreational activities to assist in managing fish and wildlife species. Over the past two decades economists have developed and applied techniques to measure the value of such non-marketed commodities. The contingent valuation method (CVM) is one technique used by economists to measure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: data sets and for starting me on the road towards the preparation of my thesis; Dr. David Ervin and

The economics of spatial choice and displacement: case study of the Oregon bottom trawl groundfish fishery

Creator:: Valcic, Branka
Abstract:: To increase the knowledge needed to successfully implement the ecosystem-based approach to fishery management, this dissertation investigates important issues within the economics of choice and the economics of displacement. In particular, a discrete choice model of the fishing location decision in the Newport, Oregon bottom trawl groundfish fishery is estimated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: choice modeling and testing, and to Dr. David Sampson for sharing his knowledge about the groundfish

An evaluation of alternative estimates of demand for and benefits from Oregon salmon sport fishing

Creator:: Hsiao, Ching-kai
Abstract:: The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for and net economic benefits from Oregon salmon sport fishing. The travel cost method was used as the primary technique for demand analysis. Several empirical estimates of consumer surplus per trip and per fish were obtained from different estimation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dr. Dale Mcfarlane, Dr. Wesley Musser, and Dr. David Thomas, who assisted the completion of this

Monte Carlo study of several methods for estimating linear demand for outdoor recreation from censored and truncated data

Creator:: Riyadi, Dedi M. M. (Dedi M. Masykur)
Abstract:: Objective of this study was to compare accuracy of several travel cost methods, by employing Monte Carlo simulations in the single site framework. Estimates from five methods were compared to the "true" travel cost coefficient and "true" consumer surplus. Each method was ranked, using the root mean squared error (RMSE)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Thomas Maresh, Dr. Bruce Rettig, Dr. Joe B. Stevens, Dr. David Ervin, members of my graduate

Valuing urban wetlands : a property pricing approach

Creator:: Mahan, Brent L
Abstract:: Wetlands play an important role in our social and economic well being. Many services wetlands provide, such as wildlife habitat, recreation, and aesthetics, are collective goods. Because these services are not represented in a market, an over supply of wetlands converted to other uses and an under supply of protected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: critical reviews and helpful comments. Metro for providing GIS data and, especially, Metro's David

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Creator:: Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-
Abstract:: Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1991b; Cooper, 1993; Loomis, 1988, 1990; McConnell, 1990; Duffield et al., 1992). One disadvantage

Valuation of recreation resources : a methodological comparison as applied to Steens Mountain, Oregon

Creator:: White, William Barnes
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: remote camping was more responsive to congestion than the demand for developed camping. McConnell

A bioeconomic analysis of altering instream flows anadromous fish production and competing demands for water in the John Day River basin, Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Neal S.
Abstract:: The growing demand for water in the arid regions of the West increases the need for optimal allocation of water among competing uses. An efficient allocation of water between instream and out-of-stream uses has been impeded by institutional constraints and the scarcity of information regarding instream flow benefits. The objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: encouragement in the preparation of the thesis; Dr. David Glyer for his numerous suggestions pertaining to

Implicit value of water rights in rural residential properties : Deschutes County, Oregon

Creator:: Kiest, Loraine W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Cropper, Deck and McConnell 1988). CHAPTER FOUR: SPECIFICATION OF THE MODEL 4.1 INTRODUCTION The

Using GIS to analyze the relationships between open space and property values

Creator:: Pavich, Steve M.
Abstract:: The conservation of open space will become increasingly important as populations expand and undeveloped land is converted to urban uses. The benefits derived from open space conservation include protecting and improving water quality, providing wildlife habitat, maintaining scenic amenities and rural character, and supplying certain recreational opportunities. This study utilizes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: guidance in my understanding of GIS and always being available to answer questions. Thanks to David Atkins

Essays on the economics of land use regulation

Creator:: Lai, Jiayin
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three papers on land use economics and regulation. The first paper reviews numerous past literatures on how land-use regulation, agricultural subsidies, and use-value assessment method affect land values. The second paper uses a theoretical model to analyze how imposing minimum-lot-size zoning and different designs of minimum-lot-size...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . McConnell et al. (2006) used an empirical model to compare the development patterns under the influence of

Producer behavior and the distribution of potential long run consequences in the agricultural market

Creator:: Wear, Linda Marie
Abstract:: This study is directed toward an investigation of the longer term aggregate consequences that arise from producer behavior in a production environment characterized by risk and uncertainty. In particular, the papers included herein examine circumstances under which individual actions may result in adverse long term consequences in the aggregate market,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Fisheries management policies and Japanese direct investment in the Alaska pollock fishery

Creator:: Lemieux, Jason Andre
Abstract:: The implementation of particular management practices to control the use of natural resources can unintentionally create barriers to trade in resources and resource access. Foreign firms have developed a variety of methods to bypass trade barriers. This thesis examines the use of foreign direct investment as a means of bypassing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effects of farm and operator characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes on farm-level improvements in irrigation efficiency in the central Willamette Valley

Creator:: Stoff, Mary Cora
Abstract:: A study was conducted using data collected from a sample of mint and vegetable farmers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The study identifies the influence of demographic differences, economic factors and irrigator attitudes on irrigation efficiency. Only two of the 19 characteristics theorized to influence irrigation efficiency proved to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Multi-fishery activity in Oregon commercial fishing fleets : an economic analysis of short-run decision-making behavior

Creator:: Carter, Christopher Norton
Abstract:: Growing demand for limited quantities of fish has led to systematic planning for the conservation and management of U.S. fishery resources. There is a need for better understanding of the complex biological and social environment on which regulation for conservation, social, and economic purposes is imposed. The behavior of commercial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: service on my doctoral committee. Drs. Kenneth Hall, David Judkins, and Gerald Lukas of the Oregon

An economic analysis of changes in exclusive farm use regulations for homesteads in Oregon : a case study in Yamhill County

Creator:: Chen, Li, 1976-
Abstract:: Criticisms to the new regulations created in 1994 governing dwellings in Exclusive Farmland Use zones (zones where agricultural activities are allowed outright) have triggered an overall scrutiny directed by the 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of the new regulations on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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