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Willingness-to-Pay for Rationed Goods: Bobcat Harvest Permits in Indiana

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  • Lancaster, Nicholas A.
  • Reeling, Carson J.
  • Lee, John G.
  • Melstrom, Richard T.
  • Caudell, Joe N.
  • Albers, Geriann

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We use contingent valuation to estimate hunter and trapper willingness to pay (WTP) for a hypothetical bobcat harvest permit being considered in Indiana. Harvest permits would be rationed, with limits on aggregate and individual harvests. A model of permit demand shows that WTP may be subject to “congestion effects” which attenuate welfare gains from relaxing harvest limits. Intuitively, relaxing limits may directly change an individual’s expected harvest and, hence, WTP. Participation may subsequently change, with congestion offsetting welfare increases. These effects may lead to apparent scope insensitivity that may be endemic in the context of rationed goods.

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  • Lancaster, Nicholas A. & Reeling, Carson J. & Lee, John G. & Melstrom, Richard T. & Caudell, Joe N. & Albers, Geriann, 2024. "Willingness-to-Pay for Rationed Goods: Bobcat Harvest Permits in Indiana," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 56(1), pages 70-85, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:56:y:2024:i:1:p:70-85_4
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