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Revenue and Distributional Consequences of Alternative Outdoor Recreation Pricing Mechanisms: Evidence from a Micropanel Data Set

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  • Yongjie Ji
  • David A. Keiser
  • Catherine L. Kling
  • Daniel J. Phaneuf

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This article uses a system of Poisson demand equations to examine the revenue potential associated with uniform, site-differentiated, and income-differentiated recreational access fees for more than 130 lakes in the state of Iowa. We also consider optimal fees in the spirit of Ramsey (1927) and demonstrate how the new insights from Banzhaf and Smith (2022) can empirically inform discussions of user fees. We find that user fees could be used to raise revenue for the maintenance of recreation infrastructure, but that they are generally regressive. Fees differentiated by income groups can attenuate (but not eliminate) this regressivity.

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  • Yongjie Ji & David A. Keiser & Catherine L. Kling & Daniel J. Phaneuf, 2022. "Revenue and Distributional Consequences of Alternative Outdoor Recreation Pricing Mechanisms: Evidence from a Micropanel Data Set," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 98(3), pages 478-494.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:landec:v:98:y:2022:i:3:p:478-494
    Note: DOI: 10.3368/le.98.3.090721-0107
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    1. Farrell, Niall & Meles, Tensay Hadush, 2023. "The equity and efficiency of electricity network tariffs," Papers WP744, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
    2. Jerch, Rhiannon L. & Phaneuf, Daniel J., 2024. "Cities and water quality," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).

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    • Q26 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects

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