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Shifting Perspectives: An Updated Survey of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists Lea-Rachel Kosnik, John C. Whitehead and Timothy C. Haab No 25-02, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Appalachian State University Abstract: In 2023, a survey was given to environmental and natural resource economists to gauge levels of consensus in the field. Respondents were queried…
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Phil Levin in the NY Times on Earth Day (Trump Tried to Derail Our Work. We Banded Together and Moved Forward.): For over two years, nearly 200 other scientists and I had been working on the first full accounting of nature in America: an extensive report on its role in our health, economy and well-being.…
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From the CEO of Dynata: I am writing to you today in light of recent industry events. US-based survey company, Op4G / Slice MR, has been accused of providing fraudulent survey data to global companies, brands, universities, and healthcare systems. This is a watershed moment for the market research industry. I am deeply frustrated that…
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We are pleased to let you know that the final open access version of your article The effect of event quality on participants’ intention to revisit a sport event: Monetary valuation and mitigation of hypothetical bias is now available online, containing full bibliographic details. Are you ready to share it with the world? This Science Direct link…
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On January 29 I posted this: R.I.P. National Nature Assessment. Now today, from the NY Times: "Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.": The draft was almost ready for submission, due in less than a month. More than 150 scientists and other experts had collectively spent thousands of hours…
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From the inbox: Title: The Aggregate Economic Value of Great Lakes Recreational Fishing TripsReference: JGLR_102529 Dear Prof. Whitehead, We are pleased to let you know that your article The Aggregate Economic Value of Great Lakes Recreational Fishing Trips is now available online with author corrections incorporated. Full citation details, e.g. volume and/or issue number, publication year and page…
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At one point in my life I thought it would be cool to publish a paper in Human Dimensions of Wildlife. So I sent this paper there in 2002 and received an R&R. Here is the response to the referees: Response to Referees The empirical models have undergone significant change. When incorporating the trout fishing,…
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I didn't revise the paper for this journal but here is what I wanted to say: Reviewer #1: 1. This is an important contribution. However, I feel it would be much more support to the cause of maintenance of the waterways if there was an equally valid assessment of the commercial fishing and towing industry…
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Sea-level Rise, Groundwater Quality, and the Impacts on Coastal Homeowners Dennis Guignet, O. Ashton Morgan, Craig Landry, John C. Whitehead, William Anderson Abstract: Sea-level rise poses a growing threat to coastal communities and economies across the globe. North Carolina (NC) is no exception, with coastal communities facing annual sea-level rise rates of 2.01 to 4.55 mm/year (NOAA, 2018).…
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Total Economic Valuation of Great Lakes Recreational Fisheries: Attribute Non-attendance, Hypothetical Bias and Insensitivity to Scope John C. Whitehead, Louis Cornicelli and Gregory Howard Abstract: We use stated preference methods to estimate willingness to pay to avoid reductions in recreational catch in Great Lakes fisheries. We compare willingness to pay estimates where uncertain “in favor” votes are recoded…
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