Research
Reports
National Monument Alternatives: Innovative Strategies to Protect Public Lands
It’s time to get serious—and seriously creative—about how we protect federal lands.
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Economists Steve Miller and Robert Deacon examine the management of bycatch in the U.S. West Coast groundfish fishery.
Regulating Our Way to Prosperity?
The use and abuse of cost-benefit analysis in regulatory decision-making.
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Eight policy ideas to deliver environmental and economic improvements for the nation’s lands, waters, and other natural resources.
Tapping Water Markets in California: Six Policy Reforms
These policy proposals offer a reasonable starting point for tapping water markets to make the most of California’s scarce water resources.
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
In this PERC Policy Series essay, Dean Lueck and Jonathan Yoder use economics to examine wildfire management and current wildfire policy debates.
Ecosystem Services: What are the Public Policy Implications?
For the last few decades, ecosystem services have been a popular theme in conservation policy. Should national governments be involved in enhancing their provision?
5 Myths about the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Amid political rhetoric over the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, several misconceptions have emerged about how it works and what purpose it serves. In this PERC Policy Brief, we address common misconceptions about the program and offer several ideas for reform.
Access Divided: State and Federal Recreation Management in the West
Outdoor recreation is a way of life in the western United States. Our newest Public Lands Report examines various approaches to recreation taken by public land agencies across the West and explores the ability of these different agencies to resolve competing recreational demands.