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| Subtopic: Valuation 8 items found | |
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| Valuing “Windows on the World” |
| RFF researchers look at alternative ways to measure the value of Earth observation images, including emerging applications for monitoring forest carbon. |
| Linking Ecological Science and Economic Preferences |
| In a new RFF Discussion Paper, Senior Fellows James Boyd and Alan Krupnick examine a key conceptual issue central to effective interdisciplinary collaboration between economists and ecologists. |
| A Prescription for Maximizing Health and Wealth |
| Commentary: Discussing why the value of increased life expectancy, and health improvements more generally, has been rising over time. This trend has important policy implications, such as the amount we should be investing in medical research. |
| Utilizing Geomapping Technologies |
| An RFF seminar showcases satellite images of Earth coupled with spatial data that is providing new insights into environmental trends – from climate change to public health to ecosystem management. |
| Energy, Environment, and Elections |
| In the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race energy and environmental issues loom large. RFF University Fellow Jon Krosnick provides some valuable context for understanding this phenomenon and its implications for the policy landscape. |
| The Challenge of Biodiversity |
| RFF Fellow Juha Siikamäki discusses how economic analysis can help decisionmakers identify practical biodiversity conservation choices. |
| The Frontiers of Environmental Economics |
| On February 26 and 27, RFF hosts a conference with the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Economics. |
| Reality Check: Voluntary Environmental Programs |
| This seminar, based on a new RFF Press book, explores the value and cost-effectiveness of voluntary approaches, with an eye toward improving policymaking in the United States and abroad. (Video forthcoming) |
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