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Trends in Nutrient Pollution as a Source of Potential Water Quality Damages: A Case Study of Texas, USA

We examine long-run trends in surface water quality in Texas, USA, with a focus on nutrient pollution and its potential economic impacts. Using >2 million observations of total nitrogen, total phosphorous, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a …

The Energy Paradox in Seemingly Competitive Industries: The Use of Energy-Efficient Equipment on Heavy-Duty Tractor Trailers

Several federal agencies claim the existence of an energy paradox in competitive markets in their benefit-cost analyses - firms fail to use energy-saving equipment that on net would reduce their costs. Such findings appear incompatible with …

Public Opinion Toward Hydraulic Fracturing: The Effect of Beyond Compliance and Voluntary Third-Party Certification

A survey with an embedded experiment was conducted to test how residents would respond to a commitment by oil and natural gas producers to conduct nearby fracking operations in a manner that is more protective of health and the environment than …

The Effect of Listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a Threatened Species on Rural Property Values

This paper estimates the effect of Endangered Species Act protections for the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) on rural property values in Oklahoma. The political and legal controversy surrounding the listing of imperiled species …