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Evaluating the Effects of River and Stream Restorations: Evidence from Recreational Fishing

Michele Baggio,Charles A. Towe,Daniel Trüssel,A. Peter

Published 2020 in Land Economics

ABSTRACT

River restorations are increasingly used worldwide as conservation measures and environmental policy tools. Despite their popularity, there is a lack of compelling empirical evidence that river restorations achieve policy goals. Exploiting a unique dataset of fishing trips combined with structural, spatial, and temporal data on restorations, we study the effects of restorations on catch rate, a measurable ecosystem service, and then evaluate the welfare consequences of these changes. We provide robust evidence that restorations lead to persistent increases in catch rates that generate a monetary value of over $600,000 annually for a proposed set of future restorations. (JEL Q26, Q51)

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2020

  • Venue

    Land Economics

  • Publication date

    2020-01-27

  • Fields of study

    Business, Economics, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3368/le.96.1.75
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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