This study proposes an econometric analysis of household fuelwood demand in France. The choice concerning the energy used for heating is modeled, stressing the combination between one type of energy used as a main source and another one used as a back-up. This endogenous decision has an impact...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the pricing of French water utilities. An econometric model describing both water supply and demand is specified and estimated on utilities located in the Bordeaux area. Based on the estimated technology and demand parameters, we simulate marginal-cost...

Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers is one of the main causes of groundwater quality degradation. These intrusions are often due to excessive withdrawals in sensitive parts of coastal aquifers. The scope of this paper is to identify specific problems set by optimal management of such a...

Domestic and foreign forest products consumptions are considered imperfectly substitutable in the French Forest Sector Model (FFSM). This assumption is justified by product heterogeneities that depend on production places, by the consumers habits or by the market structure. It leads us to...

Natura 2000 is a European Union’s network of protected areas. In France, all forest owners whose forest is located in a Natura 2000 site could enroll in Natura 2000 program. After enrollment, the forest owner will benefit from a financial support which covers all theadditional cost due to...

The renewal of franchise bidding for natural monopolies is often considered to be insufficiently competitive. We hypothesize that this may be due to the fact that the incumbent operator knows the existing network better than his competitors. This type of private information creates what is...

Forest land use is often associated with the protection of water resources from contamination and the reduced cost of drinking water supply. This study attempted to measure the value of the forest on the quality of water resources from a contingent market, namely drinking water supply, by...

The implementation of nature conservation policy is often based on contracts between public authorities and landowners. In this article, we model incentive contracts in forest areas in the presence of adverse selection and moral hazard when the conservation outcome is uncertain ex ante but...

La question de la qualité des prestations offertes aux usagers est essentielle dans la gestion et la régulation des services d’alimentation en eau potable. Omettre ces aspects peut introduire des biais lors de l’estimation de l’efficacité des services. Nous intégrons donc des variables...