Auctions are increasingly being considered as a mechanism for allocating conservation contracts to private landowners. This interest is based on the widely held belief that competitive bidding helps minimize information rents. This study constructs an agent-based model to evaluate the long-term...

This paper discusses how a quality indicator can be constructed as a Luenberger indicator using directional distance functions. This leads to a suggested formula for aggregating individual soil quality attributes into an indicator. The method is illustrated using crop trials data from Western...

This study employs a multi-program contingent valuation (CVM) design tosimultaneously assess the value of three ecosystem conservation programsin Alberta, Canada. The design is different from most other CVM designsand has several different features including the natural incorporation ofdirect...