Valuation
Valuation is the putting of a monetary price on non-market factors, such as health outcomes and ecosystem services. Research by RFF experts on this topic covers both stated and revealed preference approaches and incorporates recent advances in emerging fields, such as behavioral economics.
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Explainer — Oct 21, 2021
Value of Science 109: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, Step 3: Identifying How Decisions Influence Outcomes for People and the Environment
In the third step of the VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, we explore the impact of decisionmaking processes on people and the environment.
Media Highlight — Oct 4, 2021
California's Oil Spill is Proof That Climate Action is Worth the Cost
California's Oil Spill is Proof That Climate Action is Worth the Cost
Explainer — Sep 23, 2021
Value of Science 108: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, Step 2: Identifying How New Information Influences Decisions
In the second step of the VALUABLES impact assessment framework, we examine how differences in information may influence decisionmakers’ actions.
Explainer — Aug 26, 2021
Value of Science 107: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, Step 1: Identifying Improved Information and Its Alternatives
Identifying the decisionmaker, context, and alternative sources of information are all part of a crucial first step in an effective impact assessment.
Explainer — Oct 21, 2021
Value of Science 109: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, Step 3: Identifying How Decisions Influence Outcomes for People and the Environment
In the third step of the VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, we explore the impact of decisionmaking processes on people and the environment.
Explainer — Sep 23, 2021
Value of Science 108: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, Step 2: Identifying How New Information Influences Decisions
In the second step of the VALUABLES impact assessment framework, we examine how differences in information may influence decisionmakers’ actions.
Explainer — Aug 26, 2021
Value of Science 107: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework, Step 1: Identifying Improved Information and Its Alternatives
Identifying the decisionmaker, context, and alternative sources of information are all part of a crucial first step in an effective impact assessment.
Explainer — Jul 22, 2021
Value of Science 106: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework
Value of Science 106: The VALUABLES Impact Assessment Framework
Workshop — Oct 30, 2019
2019 VALUABLES Consortium Annual Workshop
2019 VALUABLES Consortium Annual Workshop
Webinar — Jan 17, 2019
Using the Social Cost of Carbon to Value Earth Observing Systems
Presented at the RFF-CMCC European Institute
Webinar — Sep 4, 2018
Measuring and Assessing the Socioeconomic Value of Earth Science Data
Hosted by Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), this webinar explores specific approaches and techniques that are currently being used and developed to measure and assess the socioeconomic value of Earth science data.
Webinar — May 23, 2017
Understanding the Benefits of Observing Earth from Space
Understanding the Benefits of Observing Earth from Space
Resources Magazine Articles — Feb 25, 2021
How Permanently Can One Presidential Administration Impact Environmental Policy?
The Trump administration has reshaped how environmental regulations are implemented and how benefit-cost analyses are conducted. RFF’s Art Fraas and Richard D. Morgenstern debate how enduring these changes will be.
Common Resources — Sep 12, 2019
Considering Ecosystem Service Benefits in Army Corps of Engineers Urban Estuary Projects
Practical ways to capture a broader range of ecosystem services benefits in an urban estuary.
Common Resources — Feb 26, 2019
How Do Fuel Economy Standards Affect Consumer Welfare and Manufacturer Profits?
Fuel economy valuation varies substantially across consumer groups, and that this variation determines how the standards affect individual demographic groups and manufacturers.
Common Resources — Jan 29, 2018
National Academies’ Decadal Survey Points to the Need to Value Earth Science Satellite Data
National Academies’ 2017–2027 Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space highlights the use of economic tools to value Earth scie...
Media Highlight — Oct 4, 2021
California's Oil Spill is Proof That Climate Action is Worth the Cost
California's Oil Spill is Proof That Climate Action is Worth the Cost
Press Release — Jun 11, 2020
RFF Awards $300,000 to Researchers to Quantify the Economic and Societal Benefits of Satellites
RFF and NASA Fund Three Projects to Assess the Benefits of Satellites
Press Release — Feb 26, 2019
Two New Reports and a Blog on Vehicle Issues
Two New Reports and a Blog on Vehicle Issues
Media Highlight — Jan 25, 2016
Americans Willing to Pay to Head off Climate Change
Americans Willing to Pay to Head off Climate Change