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Lewis, Tina D.; Leitch, Jay A.; Meyer, Aaron J.. |
Wildlife-related recreation is an important source of economic activity in North Dakota. Using primary, survey-based data, the expenditures and economic impacts of hunters and anglers were summarized for the 1996 hunting/fishing seasons. Total resident and nonresident expenditures (including cost of licenses and additional nonresident expenditures not related to hunting/angling) came to $594 million. Almost $144 million of total expenditures was spent in rural areas by nonresidents and urban residents. Resident and nonresident hunters and anglers generated $1.6 billion in total business activity, $250 million in retail trade sales, $393 million in personal income, and supported over 21,000 jobs. These results suggest that North Dakota's resident and... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Hunter; Angler; Expenditures; Impact; North Dakota; Nonresident; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23385 |
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Holtman, Charles; Taff, Steven J.; Meyer, Aaron J.; Leitch, Jay A.. |
Ownership in property can be thought of as ownership of the rights to the "incomes" associated with different uses of the property. Each potential use has a separate economic value, which can be ranked if put into money terms. The property's market value is usually held to be the highest income on that ranking. Wetland protection regulations might shift the ownership of some of these rights from private to public entities or restrict the exercise of some rights. This can result in a reduction of the property's market value, if the regulation precludes access to the income from the highest ranking use. A regulation can never increase the economic value of a property from the owner's perspective. Whether or not a reduction in property value is considered... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use. |
Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13816 |
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