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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:

steelhead sport fishing in Oregon, the HPF methodology provides a promising recreation valuation technique