LeRoy Hansen

(Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/TB1922/

1214 N. Dinwiddie St.

Arlington, VA 22205-2533

United States

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Scholarly Papers (14)

1.

The Conservation Reserve Program: Economic Implications for Rural America

USDA-ERS Agricultural Economic Report No. 834
Number of pages: 112 Posted: 19 Nov 2004
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division, (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Environmental Defense Fund, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS)
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Conservation Reserve Program, CRP, rural development, rural employment, land retirement impacts, land-use changes, recreation spending

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Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems: Implications for Conservation Policy

USDA-ERS Economic Research Report No. 127
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 28 Jul 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Government of the United States of America - Agricultural Research Service (ARS), (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS)
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Citation 67

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Reactive nitrogen, nitrogen management, fertilizer, water quality, greenhouse gas, economic incentives, conservation policy, regulation

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Economic Valuation of Environmental Benefits and the Targeting of Conservation Programs: The Case of the CRP

Economic Research Service AER 778
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Feb 2016
Peter Feather, Daniel Hellerstein and LeRoy Hansen
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division and (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired
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conservation reserve program, non market values, targeting

4.

The Use of Markets to Increase Private Investment in Environmental Stewardship

Economic Research Report No. 64
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 14 Mar 2009
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS)
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Eco-labeling, environmental service, emissions trading, market, public good,supply and demand,transaction cost

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Economic Measures of Soil Conservation Benefits: Regional Values for Policy Assessment

USDA Technical Bulletin No. 1922
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Mar 2012
LeRoy Hansen and Marc Ribaudo
(Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS)
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Soil conservation, benefit analysis, soil conservation benefits, nonmarket

6.

Targeting Investments to Cost Effectively Restore and Protect Wetland Ecosystems: Some Economic Insights

Economic Research Service ERR-183, February 2015
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 22 Feb 2016
(Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Iowa State University
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Wetland conservation, ecosystem benefits, environmental economics, environmental targeting, nonmarket benefits, values of wetland ecosystems

7.

Agri-Environmental Policy at the Crossroads: Guideposts on a Changing Landscape

Economic Research Service Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER-794) 72 pp, January 2001
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 25 Feb 2016
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) - Market & Trade Economics Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Independent, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division, United States Department of Agriculture - Economic Research ServiceU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Citation 1

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conservation programs, environmental policy, agricultural policy, policy instruments, agricultural program design, soil erosion, nitrogen runoff

8.

Ecosystem Services from Agriculture: Steps for Expanding Markets

Ecological Economics 69 (2010) 2085–2092
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 20 Feb 2016
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division
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Ecosystem service, Market, Social good, Demand

9.

Better Targeting, Better Outcomes

Economic Research Service Economic Brief Number 2, March 2006
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Feb 2016
LeRoy Hansen and Daniel Hellerstein
(Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division
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targeting, agricultural conservation, cost benefit, multiple objectives

10.

Biological Resources and Agriculture

Chapter 3.1 in Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2003 Edited by Ralph Heimlich. Economic Research Service Agricultural Handbook No. (AH-722) 33 pp, February 2003
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Feb 2016
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired, USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS)
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biological resources, agriculture, wildlife habitat, genetic resources

11.

Cash or Credit? Tax Credits and Conservation Outcomes

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 2009 64(1):22A-26A; doi:10.2489/jswc.64.1.22A
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 24 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2016
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division
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tax policy, conservation, tax credits

12.

Exploring Methods of Selecting Cropland for Conservation

Agricultural Outlook AGO-254, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, September pp. 21-1, 1998
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Feb 2016
Peter Feather, Daniel Hellerstein and LeRoy Hansen
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division and (Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired
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conservation reserve program, valuation, wildlife viewing, pheasant hunting, water based recreation, travel cost analysis

13.

Soil Conservation Preserves Reservoir Benefits Nationwide

Amber Waves, June 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Feb 2016
LeRoy Hansen
(Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired
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reservoirs, soil conservation, erosion, water quality

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The Value of the Reservoir Services Gained with Soil Conservation

Land Economics, Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 285-301, August 2007
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
LeRoy Hansen and Daniel Hellerstein
(Former) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) -- retired and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS), Resource and Rural Economics Division

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soil conservation benefits, environmental asset, replacement cost theory, reservoir benefits, reservoir sedimentation