Recreation demand modelers have attempted to identify and incorporate the opportunity cost of an individual's time in travel and on-site in the model Larson (1993b) focused on the value of leisure time in a model where individuals face a fixed work week. ...

Fellow's Address: Regional science and ecological economics are complementary disciplines offering challenging opportunities for mutual enrichment, since most regions face environmental problems, and since all environmental problems are characterized by often-neglected site-specific spatial...

Few economic analyses exist of aesthetics regulation, an important tool for land-use planning. This paper uses simple geometry to calculate the Pareto-efficient height of an eyesore as well as its efficient distance from areas frequented by viewers. The paper provides a formula for a two-part...