Wildlife Valuation: The Collective Good Aspect of Hunting

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Economics

Publication Date

11-1978

Abstract

The focus of this paper is on the valuation of wildlife. It analyzes the potential of existing valuation methods in terms of their ability to value wildlife; discusses a previously neglected aspect of wildlife—the collective good dimension; and presents statistical results that incorporate a collective good dimension into a wildlife valuation model. Although the general nature and importance of benefits attributable to nonhunting activities are considered at several points, the central focus of this paper is on the quantification of hunting benefits. The empirical analysis deals exclusively with the hunting value of waterfowl.

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This article was originally published in Land Economics. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Land Economics

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