When compiling metadata for use in a meta-analysis, many of the underlying studies report multiple estimates leading to issues of correlation or dependence. This paper examines the effects of different models and treatments for within-study correlation on meta-regression (MR) analysis and their corresponding implications on benefit transfer (BT) performance. Treatments...
This dissertation consists of three essays on meta-analysis, benefit transfer and recreation use valuation. The first two essays were based on the sportsfishing valuation literature in the US and Canada while the third essay was based on a study
site in the Philippines and selected study sites from the US....
Stakeholders of the Taal Lake fish cage industry face the challenge of producing fish in a situation of frequent fish kill occurrences, which have been attributed to the deteriorating water quality due to nutrient pollution from fish cages. This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of nutrient pollution reduction options. Fifty operators...