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Author Archives: hannahdowney
Property in Ecology
A new collection of papers on the role of property rights to ecological resources in environmental protection.
Second Generation Property Rights
How to address misallocations in property rights.
Instream Flow Rights within the Prior Appropriation Doctrine: Insights from Colorado
The role of water transfers or appropriations in protecting instream flows.
Waters of the States
The nature of state powers and rights over the water within their territorial boundaries is unclear.
American Prairie Reserve: Protecting Wildlife Habitat on a Grand Scale
The American Prairie Reserve is a useful case study of the potential role for markets in the future use and management of public grasslands.
Externality: Origins and Classifications
An idea of the extent of the use of externalities
Socialism Is Bad for the Environment
As socialist ideas capture the American imagination, it’s important to remember socialism’s dismal environmental legacy.
Grizzly Bear Recovery and Management
Jonathan Wood’s testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on the “Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act.”
PERC Research Fellow Offers Solutions on the Future of Grizzly Bears
Jonathan Wood testifies before Congress about best practices for managing delisted bears.