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Grand Challenges for Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels by McKone, T. E, Nazaroff, W. W, Berck, P, Auffhammer, M, Lipman, T, Torn, M. S, Masanet, E, Lobscheid, A, Santero, N, Mishra, U, Barrett, A, Bomberg, M, Fingerman, K, Scown, C, Strogen, B, Horvath, A

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Modeling Suburban and Rural-Residential Development Beyond the Urban Fringe by Newburn, David A, Berck, Peter

“…This article investigates how land-use regulations differentially influence suburban versus rural-residential development. Particular emphasis is placed on how…”
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Rain and impatience: Evidence from rural Ethiopia by Di Falco, Salvatore, Berck, Peter, Bezabih, Mintewab, Köhlin, Gunnar

“…•This paper uses exogenous variation during the growing season to identify the role of income on discounting in the Highlands of Ethiopia.•We take advantage of…”
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Exurban development by Newburn, David, Berck, Peter

“…Exurbia, the rural area beyond the built-up urban and contiguous suburban area, is being developed rapidly with attendant losses in habitat and ecosystem…”
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Economics and Land-Use Change in Prioritizing Private Land Conservation by NEWBURN, DAVID, REED, SARAH, BERCK, PETER, MERENLENDER, ADINA

“…Incentive-based strategies such as conservation easements and short-term management agreements are popular tools for conserving biodiversity on private lands…”
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An analysis of the world's environment and population dynamics with varying carrying capacity, concerns and skepticism by Berck, Peter, Levy, Amnon, Chowdhury, Khorshed

“…Because of the open-access nature of the environment we consider an ad hoc adjustment of people's environmental footprint to the quality of the environment…”
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The economics of timber: a renewable resource in the long run by Berck, Peter

“…Critics of current and historical trends in timber production contend that private owners cut their woods more quickly than optimal, while public managers cut…”
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Habitat and open space at risk of land-use conversion: targeting strategies for land conservation by Newburn, D.A, Berck, P, Merenlender, A.M

“…Funds available to purchase land and easements for conservation purposes are limited. This article provides a targeting strategy for protecting multiple…”
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Open access and extinction by Berck, P

“…This paper reconsiders necessary conditions for extinction of an animal population. Containing many of the models previously developed in the literature, the…”
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Sales: Tests of theories on causality and timing by Berck, Peter, Brown, Jennifer, Perloff, Jeffrey M., Villas-Boas, Sofia Berto

“…Modern theories of sales make conflicting predictions about the temporal pattern of sales, which we test using grocery scanner data. We examine both frozen…”
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Assessing the Employment Impacts of Environmental and Natural Resource Policy by Berck, Peter, Hoffmann, Sandra

“…This paper provides an introductory guide for environmental andresource economists to methods of assessing the impact of environmentaland natural resource…”
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Forecasts from a nonparametric approach: ACE by Berck, P. (University of California, Berkeley), Chalfant, J.A

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The Costs of Equal Land Distribution: The Case of the Israeli Moshavim by Berck, Peter, Levy, Amnon

“…Equal land distribution achieved by government policy may adversely affect aggregate output. Israeli moshavim (cooperative villages) operate under an equal…”
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Upper extremity functional rating for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Lord, J P, Portwood, M M, Lieberman, J S, Fowler, Jr, W M, Berck, P

“…The corresponding deterioration of upper extremity strength and functional capability with increasing age and the relationship between average strength and…”
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Managerial reputation and the 'end-game' by Berck, P, Lipow, J

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Tax smoothing and the cross-country pattern of privatization by Berck, Peter, Lipow, Jonathan, Steinhauser, Ralf

“…Privatization generally enhances firm-level efficiency. The impact of privatization on fiscal efficiency has, however, been overlooked. Using the…”
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Transaction Costs: Discussion by Berck, Peter

“…Berck comments on three different views of the role of transaction costs in computable general equilibrium (CGE) models that are presented in various papers…”
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Natural Resource Prices: Will They Ever Turn Up? by Berck, Peter, Roberts, Michael

“…Natural resource theory predicts that natural resource rents should increase over time. However, technical progress in resource extraction, environmental…”
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Poverty and employment in forest-dependent counties by BERCK, Peter, COSTELLO, Christopher, FORTMANN, Louise, HOFFMANN, Sandra

“…Abstract One of the most controversial aspects of federal and state policies aimed at protecting old-growth ecosystems is the potential effect of job losses on…”
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The Case of Markets versus Standards for Pollution Policy by BERCK, PETER, HELFAND, GLORIA E.

“…Market-based incentives (MBI) for pollution control (pollution taxes, subsidies for abatement, and marketable emissions permits) have gained attention and…”
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