Volume 33, No.2, Fall/Winter 2014 Archives

Volume 33, No.2, Fall/Winter 2014

This special issue of PERC Reports is dedicated to PERC’s Lone Mountain Fellows, whose research is advancing the frontiers of free market environmentalism. Over the years, PERC has hosted 87 Lone Mountain Fellows from a variety of fields. We are proud to feature the work of several recent fellows here—and by doing so, provide a glimpse into the vibrant community of scholars that gather each year to share, evaluate, and refine their research ideas at PERC.

Frackonomics

Tim Fitzgerald

The economics behind America's shale revolution.

The Economics of Land-Use Regulations

Matthew Turner

A new study says a little less might be better.

The War on Wildlife Trade

Michael `t Sas-Rolfes

Is the prohibitionist approach really helping?

Paying to Play in the Great Outdoors

Whitney Tilt

Hunters and anglers help fund public land conservation. Should others pitch in?

Pop-up Wetlands for Migratory Birds

Wendy Purnell

A conservation program pays farmers to create habitat on demand.

Confessions of a Free Market Environmentalist

Terry Anderson

The federal government can help produce fish and wildlife habitat.

Slowing Ships for Whales

Wendy Purnell

Maritime industry protects marine mammals.

A Debate as Old as Economics

Spencer Banzhaf

What the birth of free-market economics can teach us about today's natural resource policies.

Pulse Flow on the Colorado

Wendy Purnell

Water markets reconnect the Colorado to the Pacific.

The 21st Century Wharf

Josh Eagle

A "right to reef out" could encourage private investments in coastal restoration.

The Next Generation

Reed Watson

As free market environmentalism becomes more mainstream, PERC continues to evolve.

New Issue of PERC Reports

Shawn Regan

This special issue of PERC Reports is dedicated to PERC’s Lone Mountain Fellows. In our cover story, Michael 't Sas-Rolfes explores the war on wildlife trade and offers insights from his recent research at PERC.

Coal Exports and Climate Change

Frank Wolak

Q&A with 2014 Lone Mountain Fellow Frank Wolak.