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Using stated preferences to estimate the environmental benefits of using biodiesel fuel in diesel engines

Jeanty, Pierre Wilner; Hitzhusen, Frederick J. - Farm Foundation - 2007

Using biodiesel fuel to reduce emissions from diesel engines is an area of increasing interest. Many environmental … two Ohio regions to estimate willingness to pay for air pollution reduction arising from using biodiesel fuel in diesel … benefits associated with biodiesel are not traded in markets and their estimation requires economic valuation methods applied …

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What Is Historic Integrity Worth to the General Public? Evidence from a Proposed Relocation of a West Virginia Agricultural Mill

Maskey, Vishakha; Brown, Cheryl; Collins, Alan R.; … - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 36 (2007) 1

While historians believe that preserving a historic building in its original location is important to maintain its historic integrity, the general publicÂ’s opinion is unknown. Survey data were gathered from local residents regarding a proposed relocation of a historic mill in rural West...

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Quadratic voting as an input to cost-benefit analysis

Masur, Jonathan S. - In: Public choice 172 (2017) 1/2, pp. 177-193

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Conversion of Shipping Fleets from Diesel to Compressed Natural Gas: A Real Options Analysis

Xian, Hui; Colson, Gregory J.; Karali, Berna; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

shipping company to consider CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) as opposed to conventional diesel for the heavy-duty truck fleets …

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Estimating consumer surplus and elasticity of demand of tourist visitation to a region in North Queensland using contingent valuation

Greiner, Romy; Rolfe, John - 2003

The Daintree Rainforest is a prime attraction for Tropical North Queensland as a touristdestination. Visitation of the rainforest, specifically the Cape Tribulation section, hasincreased rapidly as impediments to self-drive access have been removed. This paperexamines the potential for the local...

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FACTORS INFLUENCING WEST TENNESSEE FARMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR A BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM

Larson, James A.; Collins, Rebecca L.; Roberts, Roland K.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999

Data from a survey were used to evaluate Tennessee farmers' willingness to pay for the boll weevil eradication program. Producer experience, boll weevil control costs, and attitudes about boll weevil damage and insecticide usage after the program were significant explanatory variables and had a...

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Estimating consumer surplus and elasticity of demand of tourist visitation to a region in North Queensland using contingent valuation

Greiner, Romy; Rolfe, John - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2003

The Daintree Rainforest is a prime attraction for Tropical North Queensland as a tourist destination. Visitation of the rainforest, specifically the Cape Tribulation section, has increased rapidly as impediments to self-drive access have been removed. This paper examines the potential for the...

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Consumer Preferences for Second-Generation Bioethanol

Li, Tongzhe; McCluskey, Jill J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

In this study, we investigate the consumer response toward fuel from second-generation, nature-inspired lignocellulose processing systems. We conduct consumer surveys with two different information treatments. We utilize a dichotomous-choice contingent valuation methodology to estimate...

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Using Former Farmland for Biomass Crops: Massachusetts Landowner Motivations and Willingness to Plant

Timmons, David - Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics …

Producing biomass energy requires extensive land resources. In western Massachusetts, where almost 90 percent of former farmland is no longer in commercial use, we study factors that motivate landowners to grow biomass energy crops. A geographic information system model identifies a landowner...

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Inelastic and fragmented farm supply response for second- generation bioenergy feedstocks : ex ante survey evidence from Wisconsin

Mooney, Daniel F.; Barham, Bradford L.; Lian, Chang - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 37 (2015) 2, pp. 287-310

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