What Environmental Economists Think Every Conservation Biologist Should Know: Reply to Gowdy Et Al.

Conservation Biology, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 628-630, 2011

3 Pages Posted: 20 Jul 2011

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Daniel R. Petrolia

Mississippi State University - Department of Agricultural Economics

Matthew G. Interis

Mississippi State University

Date Written: September 17, 2010

Abstract

We believe that Gowdy et al. (2010), in their recent essay in Conservation Biology, do a disservice to the cause of increased understanding between economists and conservation professionals. They give the impression that economists and the economic theory and models they use are much more naive of the shortcomings of market outcomes than they actually are. The end result is that the reader is lead to believe that economic theory is useless and should be abandoned altogether or at least until economists “discard the current core economic model.”

Suggested Citation

Petrolia, Daniel R. and Interis, Matthew G., What Environmental Economists Think Every Conservation Biologist Should Know: Reply to Gowdy Et Al. (September 17, 2010). Conservation Biology, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 628-630, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1889306

Daniel R. Petrolia (Contact Author)

Mississippi State University - Department of Agricultural Economics ( email )

Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
United States

Matthew G. Interis

Mississippi State University ( email )

Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
United States

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