Research Associate at Resources for the Future
David is a Research Associate at Resources for the Future who anticipates finishing his Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland this spring. His current research includes expanding the work in the Adirondacks to value ecological improvement from reduced acidification in the Southern Appalachians and improve methods for benefits transfer and survey design. However, the core of his research is on the normative and positive evaluation of the performance of pollution control programs.
Valuing Ecosystem Improvements in the Adirondacks 36:25 min.
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For 20 years the effect of acid rain on the Adirondack Park in New York State has been a central issue in debates about clean air regulation. This presentation describes a study that quantifies the change in total economic value (the sum of use and nonuse value) expected from ecological improvements in the Park. These improvements would result from the reduction in acid precursors from programs like the recently adopted Clean Air Interstate Rule. To obtain these estimates a contingent valuation survey was administered to a random sample of New York State residents. The survey design passes external scope, sensitivity to bid, and sample selection tests. Particular emphasis in the presentation is placed on describing the survey development, including the characterization of the resource and the mapping of the science on the effect of acidification on the Park into the survey instrument. Written Summary of Presentation |
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