A podcast on how markets can incentivize conservation.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Conservation is More Than Acquiring Land—It’s Maintaining What We Already Own
Public land advocates of all stripes need to work together to take care of the lands we already own.
Elk in Paradise: Conserving Migratory Wildlife and Working Lands in Montana’s Paradise Valley
This report presents findings from an extensive survey and numerous discussions with landowners, which reveal attitudes toward wildlife and point the way to solutions that can support landowners and wildlife in the valley.
PERC Reports: Summer 2020
This issue of PERC Reports honors our 40th anniversary.
Economics Meets the Environment
A personal reflection on the PERC experience.
Economists in the Garden
The historical roots of free market environmentalism.
Are Property Rights a Solution to Pollution?
Environmental markets have revolutionized the way economists and environmentalists address pollution problems.
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
The Rights-Based Revolutions Beneath the Surface
With clearly defined rights to their shared and invisible natural assets, fishermen and irrigators alike reverse a race to the bottom.
Against Environmental Pessimism
Doomsday thinking about the environment has been popular for decades. A rational optimist lays out the many reasons we can be hopeful about the future of the planet.