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Stated Preference Evaluation of Government Budgets

Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Cullen, Ross; Hughey, Kenneth F.D. - 2005

Stated preference approaches are widely used in non-market valuation. However, their potential uses extend far beyond valuation. In particular they can be used to assess efficiency of resource allocations and to design optimal resource allocations. Changes to the government budget were evaluated...

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Potential of Forest Resources to Alleviate Poverty and Unemployment in Rural Nepal

Dhakal, Bhubaneswor; Bigsby, Hugh R.; Cullen, Ross - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006

The study examines the importance of community forest resources for income and employment in rural areas of Nepal by studying the effect of current forestry policy on forestland use. Using data from 259 households in six community forest user groups in three hilly districts (Dolakha, Kavre and...

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Priorities for, and preferred approaches to, management of New Zealand fresh waters

Hughey, Kenneth F.D.; Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Cullen, Ross; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010

Since 2000 six standardised biennial public surveys of the state of the New Zealand environment have been undertaken. A fresh water case study was included in the 2010 postal survey and in an electronic survey. Desirable futures for New Zealand's fresh water resources, sources of damage to...

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The Sustainability and Cost-Effectiveness of Water Storage Projects on Canterbury Rivers: The Opihi River Case

Hearnshaw, Edward J.S.; Cullen, Ross - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010

There is an increasing demand for water resources in the Canterbury region. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows, which has resulted in adverse affects to river ecology. In an effort to resolve this problem water storage projects have gained considerable...

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Potential of Forest Resources to Alleviate Poverty and Unemployment in Rural Nepal

Dhakal, Bhubaneswor; Bigsby, Hugh R.; Cullen, Ross - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006

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State and Not-For-Profit delivery of species conservation. Cost utility analysis of multiple-species projects.

Vesey, S.E.; Cullen, Ross; Hughey, Kenneth F.D. - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008

Conservation of species is challenging, and there is continuing interest in finding more effective means to achieve conservation goals. State provision of conservation occurs in many countries, alongside a growing range of alternative providers including Not For Profit organisations and the...

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Values of Ecosystem Services on Arable Land and the Role of Organic Farming

Takatsuka, Yuki; Cullen, Ross; Wilson, Matthew; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2005

Nationwide mail surveys implemented in November 2004 report New Zealand residents‟ willingness to pay for improvement … that Canterbury residents‟ willingness to pay for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from arable farming is greater than … their willingness to pay for improvement in water quality, while it is the opposite for residents in other regions. In …

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Stated Preference Evaluation of Government Budgets

Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Cullen, Ross; Hughey, Kenneth F.D. - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2005

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Forestry policy and poverty: the case of community forestry in Nepal

Dhakal, Bhubaneswor; Bigsby, Hugh R.; Cullen, Ross - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2005

Common forests in developing countries are valuable sources of raw material supplies, employment and income generation, particularly for low income households. This paper looks at the effect on income and employment when common forest resources have external policies that constrain their use....

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Ecosystem Services on New Zealand Arable Farms

Cullen, Ross; Takatsuka, Yuki; Wilson, Matthew; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2004

Researchers have estimated the total economic value of global ecosystem goods and services showing that a significant portion of humanity's economic well being is unaccounted for in conventional GNP accounting (Constanza et al., 1997). To demonstrate this point, authors have conventionally used...

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