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Aronsson, Axelsson, and Brännlund (all economics, Umea U., Sweden) assemble a collection of 17 papers written by former students and colleagues in honor of Karl-Gustaf Löfgren and his contribution to theoretical and empirical research in environmental and resource economics. Topics encompass sustainability, decision-making, consumer demand, public goods, self-selection and the value of lives saved, international fisheries agreements, timber supply, Swedish manufacturing, and the impact of environmental regulations in California. Several of the chapters were presented at the "Karl-Gustaf Löfgren" Symposium at the 10th Ulvön Conference on Environmental Economics. The volume is meant for academics, researchers, and students in environmental, resource, and public economics. Contributors are in the fields of economics and finance from Scandinavian countries and the US. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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<p>This collection of specially commissioned papers pays tribute to Karl-Gustaf Lofgren's significant and diverse contribution to theoretical and empirical research within the field of environmental and resource economics over the past two decades. <p>A number of distinguished scholars examine a broad range of topics including sustainability, risk and uncertainty, demand theory and issues related to public goods. The book also contains analyses of more specific resource problems concerning fisheries, forestry management, wildlife and pollution. Together, the seventeen chapters provide an innovative and cutting-edge analysis of a smorgasbord of both old and new environmental and resource problems, including, amongst others:<p>• local public goods and income heterogeneity<br>• self-selection and the value of lives saved<br>• international fisheries agreements<br>• salmon and hydropower<br>• discrete versus continuous harvesting<br>• timber supply<br>• voluntary road pricing<br>• economic impacts of environmental regulations in California.<br> <br>Academics, researchers and students within the fields of environmental, resource and public economics will find this book to be a fascinating read. </p></p></p>
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