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Balancing Army and Endangered Species Concerns: Green vs. Green

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  • Michael McKee

    (Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-1101, USA)

  • Robert P. Berrens

    (Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-1101, USA)

Abstract

A number of endangered, threatened, or at-risk species have been identified on US Army training bases. Before further training is restricted or curtailed under provisions of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Army can explore available proactive options for providing habitat protection and mitigation. This paper investigates the possibility of an Army habitat acquisition program to acquire (by lease or purchase) buffer zones of at-risk species' habitat around its bases and away from training. To identify the most cost-effective manner for acquiring habitat, auction market experiments are utilized for analyzing program design. Laboratory auction experiments provide a powerful and low-cost vehicle for investigating ex ante program design issues. We find the discriminative, as opposed to a uniform price, auction with a minimum quantity requirement to be the least-cost mechanism.

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  • Michael McKee & Robert P. Berrens, 2001. "Balancing Army and Endangered Species Concerns: Green vs. Green," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 123-133, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:27:y:2001:i:1:d:10.1007_s002670010138
    DOI: 10.1007/s002670010138
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