Egan, Kevin J.; Herriges, Joseph A.; Kling, Catherine L.; Downing, John A.

American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 91 (2009): 106-123.

This paper incorporates a rich set of physical water quality attributes, as well as site and household characteristics, into a model of recreational lake usage in Iowa. Our analysis shows individuals are responsive to physical water quality measures. Willingness-to-pay estimates are reported based on improvements in these measures.

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