ASU seminar - Appalachian State University

42 Pages·2009·0.54 MB·English

by  Appstate User

Angler Heterogeneity and Species-
Specific Demand for Recreational
Fishing in the Southeast United States
Tim Haab, Ohio State University
Rob Hicks, College of William and Mary
Kurt Schnier, University of Rhode Island
John Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Sector Allocation

Most previous research ignores
differences among anglers
(cid:132) Journal literature
Schuhmann 1998
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Whitehead and Haab 1999
(cid:132)
Whitehead 2006
(cid:132)
Gentner 2007
(cid:132)
(cid:132) Gray literature
McConnell and Strand 1994
(cid:132)
Hicks, Steinbeck, Gautam, Thunberg 1999
(cid:132)
Haab, Whitehead, and Ted McConnell 2000
(cid:132)
Most previous research employs
species aggregates
(cid:132) Journal literature
Bockstael, McConnell and Strand 1999
(cid:132)
Green, Moss and Spreen 1997
(cid:132)
Schuhmann 1998
(cid:132)
Whitehead and Haab 1999
(cid:132)
Whitehead 2006
(cid:132)
Gentner 2007
(cid:132)
(cid:132) Gray literature
McConnell and Strand 1994
(cid:132)
Hicks, Steinbeck, Gautam, Thunberg 1999
(cid:132)
Haab, Whitehead, and Ted McConnell 2000
(cid:132)
Better Estimates for Allocation
$/lb Commercial Recreational $/lb
WTP for Quota
WTP for Quota
MWTP MWTPr
c* *
All to A’ A* All to
Rec. Com.
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TAC
NMFS SE Nested Logit Model
(cid:132) 3 Modes
(cid:132) 4 Aggregate targets
Mode / Target
species
(cid:132) 70 County level sites
(cid:132) 1000+ alternatives
(cid:132) Sequential estimation
Sites
This project
(cid:132) Single species
(cid:132) Preference
Mode / Target
heterogeneity
(cid:132) 70+ alternatives
(cid:132) Full information
maximum likelihood
estimation
Mode 1 Mode 2
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