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Leaving on good terms – Evaluating incentives to improve homeowner participation in voluntary buyouts

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  • Haley, Nicholas
  • Savchenko, Olesya
  • Palm-Forster, Leah
  • Landry, Craig

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One of the strongest long-term strategies to address rising flooding vulnerability is voluntary buyouts, or the purchasing and removal of property located in a floodplain. The additional parcels of open space provide natural flood protection and positive amenity value for residents. However, participation in voluntary buyouts has been limited due to homeowners’ concerns about finding comparable property and high transaction costs. Using a choice experiment, we estimate preferences for different incentives in a locally implemented voluntary buyout program designed to address these concerns.

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  • Haley, Nicholas & Savchenko, Olesya & Palm-Forster, Leah & Landry, Craig, 2025. "Leaving on good terms – Evaluating incentives to improve homeowner participation in voluntary buyouts," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO 360732, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea25:360732
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.360732
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