Browsing by Author "Claassen, R."

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    Cost-effective agri-environmental payment programs: U.S. experience in theory and practice
    Claassen, R.; Cattaneo, A.; Johansson, R. (2005)
    This presentation describes the objectives and types of PES (payments for environmental services) programs in the United States. The cost-effectiveness of various aspects of program approaches is discussed, such as competitive producer enrollment and benefit-cost targeting. Two major U.S. agri-environmental programs, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), are compared and discussed.
  • Cost-effective design of agri-environmental payment programs: U.S. experience in theory and practice
    Claassen, R.; Cattaneo, A.; Johansson, R. (Elsevier B.V., 2008)
    This article assesses two U.S. agri-environmental payment programs, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Environmnetal Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The analysis addresses the impacts and effectiveness of benefit-cost targeting, competitive bidding, and other elements of program design.