What the past suggests about future development of ecosystem service values applicable to USDA agricultural program evaluations

LeRoy Hansen ()

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2020, vol. 49, issue 1, 7-22

Abstract: Much of the research on ecosystem service values (ESVs) has limited applicability to USDA program benefit analyses, largely because the models/data/results (1) lack spatial breadth and hence cannot be applied in national analyses of USDA programs, and (2) do not link land use changes to the changes in ESs. This article provides an overview of a set of 15 ESVs related to agriculture's impacts on erosion in order to identify (1) weaknesses in methods, data, and assumptions that limit the quality of the ESVs and means of avoiding such weaknesses in future ESV development, and (2) approaches that might improve the reliability and spatial resolution of future ESV estimates.

Date: 2020
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