COMPENSATORY RESTORATION IN A RANDOM UTILITY MODEL OF RECREATION DEMAND |
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| Authors: | GEORGE R PARSONS AMI K KANG |
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| Institution: | 1. Parsons: Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy and Department of Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. Phone (302) 831‐6891, Fax (302) 831‐6838, E‐mail gparsons@udel.edu;2. Kang: Graduate Student, School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, E‐mail amikang@gmail.com;3. *This study is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coastal Response Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. |
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| Abstract: | Natural Resource Damage Assessment cases often call for compensation in non‐monetary or restoration equivalent terms. In this article, we present an approach that uses a conventional economic model, a travel cost random utility model of site choice, to determine compensatory restoration equivalents for hypothetical beach closures on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Our focus is on closures of beaches on the Padre Island National Seashore and compensation for day‐trip users. We identify restoration projects that compensate for beach closures and that have good alignment in terms of compensating those who actually suffer from the closures. (JEL Q26) |
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