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Resources
Find out what it means to be a natural resource economist.
Learn more about ecosystem service valuation.
Discover the first study of its kind to estimate the Total Economic Value of the NPS.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Benefit Transfer Toolkit provides databases of economic value estimates and interactive calculators for a variety of nonmarket goods and services.
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Oregon State University’s Recreation Use Values Database contains hundreds of documents of economic studies valuing recreation activities in the U.S. and Canada.
Last updated: March 13, 2023