CLOSING THE BARN DOOR: CONSTRUCTION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RESTRICTIONS

Daniel E. Osgood, John List and Michael Margolis ()

No 36598, 2002 Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2002, Long Beach, California from Western Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This paper tests if the endangered species protection process accelerates construction by developers seeking to avoid potential restrictions. The case of the pygmy owl outside of Tucson, Arizona is used as a natural experiment. It is found that the protection process has accelerated development.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.36598

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