Environmental Values and National Economic Accounts
EPA Grant Number: R824671Title: Environmental Values and National Economic Accounts
Investigators: Flores, Nicholas E.
Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder
EPA Project Officer: Clark, Matthew
Project Period: October 1, 1995 through June 1, 1997 (Extended to November 1, 1997)
Project Amount: $43,395
RFA: Valuation and Environmental Policy (1995)
Research Category: Economics and Decision Sciences
Description:
Recently, suggestions have been made for revising or supplementing national economic accounts so that they reflect welfare changes associated with the degradation of environmental goods and natural resources. This project will provide a comprehensive theoretical examination of potential account revisions. The examination will seek to answer the question: which national account revisions provide information that allows for meaningful comparisons of social welfare? The results of this analysis will provide insight into how to interpret suggested account revisions, emphasize the limitations of these suggestions, and to identify new potential directions for adjusting national economic accounts so that environmental values are accurately reflected. Publications and Presentations:Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 1 publications for this project
Supplemental Keywords:Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Scientific Discipline, RFA, Social Science, decision-making, Ecology, Economics & Decision Making, Ecology and Ecosystems, Economics, public issues, theoretical analysis, ecosystem valuation, human welfare, policy analysis, public policy, public resources, decision analysis, economic objectives, incentives, environmental policy, valuing environmental quality, natural resources, social welfare, public values, valuation, environmental assets, environmental values
Progress and Final Reports:
1997 Progress Report
Final Report