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.
Explainer: The Value of Science
What do economists mean by value, and how do they think about the value of information?
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The Societal Value of NOAA's Digital Coast
An RFF report examines ways in which the Digital Coast, an online platform run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, creates societal value through better-informed decisionmaking on coastal issues.
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Explainer — May 20, 2021
Value of Science 104: Categorizing the Socioeconomic Benefits of Scientific Information, Part 2
This installment of the VALUABLES explainer series describes three ways to categorize the societal benefits from Earth science information when we use it to inform decisions.
Explainer — Apr 22, 2021
Value of Science 103: Categorizing the Socioeconomic Benefits of Scientific Information, Part 1
This installment of the VALUABLES explainer series describes a three-step process for categorizing the societal benefits from Earth science information when we use it to inform decisions.
Resources Magazine — 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.
Explainer — May 20, 2021
Value of Science 104: Categorizing the Socioeconomic Benefits of Scientific Information, Part 2
This installment of the VALUABLES explainer series describes three ways to categorize the societal benefits from Earth science information when we use it to inform decisions.
Explainer — Apr 22, 2021
Value of Science 103: Categorizing the Socioeconomic Benefits of Scientific Information, Part 1
This installment of the VALUABLES explainer series describes a three-step process for categorizing the societal benefits from Earth science information when we use it to inform decisions.
Report — Feb 18, 2021
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
This study describes the many types of applications for NOAA's HYSPLIT model and provides a literature review that highlights how the benefits of these uses could theoretically be quantified.
Workshop/Seminar — Oct 30, 2019
2019 VALUABLES Consortium Annual Workshop
The VALUABLES Consortium's workshop is an annual gathering of economists, NASA experts, Earth scientists, decisionmakers, and thought leaders.
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.
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
Media Highlight — Jan 25, 2016
Americans Willing to Pay to Head off Climate Change
Resources Magazine — 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.