Natural Resource Damage Policy: Political Economy and Optimal Assessment Accuracy

The empirical study investigates factors that influence state adoption of NRD activity. The results show that size and probability of damages strongly influence the timing of the adoption. Additionally, environmental grants and public demand for NRD enforcement also contribute to the likelihood of program adoptions. The results imply that social welfare might be improved with targeted federal subsidies to state-level NRD programs.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Polasub, Wallapak

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ando, Amy W.

• Economics, Theory

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3182356

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82975