Welfare losses due to livestock grazing on public lands: A count data systemwide treatment

J. Scott Shonkwiler; Jeffrey Englin

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00723.x

Welfare losses due to livestock grazing on public lands: A count data systemwide treatment

J. Scott Shonkwiler, Jeffrey Englin

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Abstract

Backcountry hikers' willingness-to-pay for removing grazing from trails in the Hoover Wilderness is analyzed using a multinomial Dirichlet negative binomial distribution. This multivariate discrete distribution allows the direct calculation of seasonal welfare measures that are derived from an incomplete demand specification. The welfare maximizing choice of activities is examined on a trail-by-trail basis using the results of the analysis. Our findings suggest that a mix of hiking and grazing activities provide the greatest social welfare.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	302-313
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Volume	87
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00723.x
State	Published - May 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Grazing
Incomplete demand system
Multinomial Dirichlet
Multivariate counts
Negative binomial
Public lands

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Economics and Econometrics

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