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Determinants of Water Market Prices in the Western United States

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  • Kris Toll

    (Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA)

  • Craig D. Broadbent

    (Brigham Young University-Idaho, 525 S Center St Rexburg, ID 83460, USA)

  • Quinn Beeson

    (The Buckeye Institute, Columbus OH 43215, USA)

Abstract

As water markets continue to evolve throughout the western U.S., understanding what factors influence the price of water is informative to water users seeking to engage in transactions. Using 690 water lease transactions and 1,351 water rights transactions from the journal Water Strategist we analyze and provide insights into the effect of user type in the transaction process, hydrologic conditions, geographic location and lease length upon water prices. This analysis is conducted for both a rights transfer and leasing marketplace.

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  • Kris Toll & Craig D. Broadbent & Quinn Beeson, 2019. "Determinants of Water Market Prices in the Western United States," Water Economics and Policy (WEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(03), pages 1-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wepxxx:v:05:y:2019:i:03:n:s2382624x19500024
    DOI: 10.1142/S2382624X19500024
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