Grantee Research Project Results
Environmental Values and National Economic Accounts
EPA Grant Number: R824671Title: Environmental Values and National Economic Accounts
Investigators: Flores, Nicholas E.
Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: October 1, 1995 through June 1, 1997 (Extended to November 1, 1997)
Project Amount: $43,395
RFA: Valuation and Environmental Policy (1995) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Environmental Justice
Description:
Recently, suggestions have been made for revising or supplementing national economic accounts so that they reflect welfare changes associated with the degradation of environmental goods and natural resources. This project will provide a comprehensive theoretical examination of potential account revisions. The examination will seek to answer the question: which national account revisions provide information that allows for meaningful comparisons of social welfare? The results of this analysis will provide insight into how to interpret suggested account revisions, emphasize the limitations of these suggestions, and to identify new potential directions for adjusting national economic accounts so that environmental values are accurately reflected.Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 1 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
RFA, Scientific Discipline, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Ecology, Economics, Ecology and Ecosystems, decision-making, Social Science, Economics & Decision Making, ecosystem valuation, human welfare, policy analysis, public resources, valuation, decision analysis, environmental assets, incentives, public issues, valuing environmental quality, environmental values, natural resources, environmental policy, theoretical analysis, public values, public policy, economic objectives, national income accountingProgress and Final Reports:
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.