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The Noah's Ark Problem

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Martin L. Weitzman

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This paper is about the economic theory of biodiversity preservation. A cost-effectiveness methodology is constructed, which results in a ranking criterion sufficiently operational to be useful in suggesting what to look at when determining actual conservation priorities. The formula is firmly rooted in a mathematically rigorous optimization framework, so that its theoretical underpinnings are clear. The underlying model, called the 'Noah's Ark Problem,' is intended to be a kind of canonical form that hones down to its analytical essence the problem of best preserving diversity under a limited budget constraint.

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Article provided by Econometric Society in its journal Econometrica.

Volume (Year): 66 (1998)
Issue (Month): 6 (November)
Pages: 1279-1298
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