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Chapter 7. Regional Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
Giesecke, James A.; Madden, John R. - In: Handbook of computable general equilibrium modeling : …, (pp. 379-475). 2013
Over the past three decades the field of regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling has flourished, growing from a handful of top-down, single-region and low-dimensioned multiregional models, to a mature field, in which output of large-scale general-purpose multiregional CGE models...
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Regional Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
Giesecke, James A.; Madden, John R. - In: Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
Over the past three decades the field of regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling has flourished, growing from a handful of top-down, single-region and low-dimensioned multiregional models, to a mature field, in which output of large-scale general-purpose multiregional CGE models...
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Policies for Inclusive Urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off …
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Migration and household adaptation to climate: A review of empirical research
Klaiber, H. Allen - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 539-547
This paper reviews empirical research on migration and land use impacts associated with climate change. Household … migration arises due to changes in economic opportunities and climate amenities resulting from climate change. Throughout the … heterogeneity and the often complex interconnections between economic sectors in determining household migration. Areas in need of …
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Valuing environmental conservation in the Asean region: a contingent valuation study of Ulu Temburong national park
Tabrani, Andi; Lawrey, Roger; Pillarisetti, J. Ram - In: Journal of Developing Areas 49 (2015) 1, pp. 381-397
This paper presents an economic valuation of Ulu Temburong National Park, located on the island of Borneo, which has great potential as a repository of biodiversity and an ecotourism destination. The paper employed the contingent valuation (CV) method to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of...
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Augmenting short Cheap Talk scripts with a repeated Opt-Out Reminder in Choice Experiment surveys
Ladenburg, Jacob; Olsen, Søren Bøye - In: Resource and Energy Economics 37 (2014) C, pp. 39-63
Hypothetical bias continues to be a major challenge for stated preference methods. Cheap Talk (CT) has been found to be an effective remedy in some applications, though empirical results are ambiguous. We discuss reasons why CT may fail to effectively remove specific types of hypothetical bias...
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Assessing Management Options for Weed Control with Demanders and Non-Demanders in a Choice Experiment
Carlsson, Fredrik; Kataria, Mitesh - In: Land Economics 84 (2008) 3
The yellow floating heart is a water weed causing nuisance problems in Swedish watercourses. An economic analysis where various management options are considered is required. Using a choice experiment, we estimate the benefits of a weed-management program and perform a cost-benefit analysis. In...
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Testing Benefits Transfer of Forest Recreation Values over a Twenty-Year Time Horizon
Zandersen, Marianne; Termansen, Mette; Jensen, Frank … - In: Land Economics 83 (2007) 3
We conduct a functional benefit transfer over 20 years of total willingness to pay based on carborne forest recreation in 52 forests, using a mixed logit specification of a random utility model and geographic information systems to allow heterogeneous preferences across the population and for...
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Contingent Valuation: From Dubious to Hopeless
Hausman, Jerry - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 26 (2012) 4, pp. 43-56
Approximately 20 years ago, Peter Diamond and I wrote an article for this journal analyzing contingent valuation methods. At that time Peter's view was that contingent valuation was hopeless, while I was dubious but somewhat more optimistic. But 20 years later, after millions of dollars of...
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From Exxon to BP: Has Some Number Become Better Than No Number?
Kling, Catherine L.; Phaneuf, Daniel J.; Zhao, Jinhua - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 26 (2012) 4, pp. 3-26
On March 23, 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound and released over 250,000 barrels of crude oil, resulting in 1300 miles of oiled shoreline. The Exxon spill ignited a debate about the appropriate compensation for damages suffered, and among economists, a debate...
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