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Valuing international marine resources: A meta-analysis on the Baltic Sea

Ahtiainen, Heini (2009) Valuing international marine resources: A meta-analysis on the Baltic Sea. MTT Discussion Papers (1), pp. 1-37.

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Summary

The study uses meta-analysis to provide insights into the value of international marine resources, illustrating the issue with the case of the Baltic Sea. Willingness to pay for water quality improvements varies systematically with factors such as a country's income level, characteristics of the change in water quality, water body type, study year and methodology. The results of the meta-analysis are applied to benefit transfer in order to assess the distribution of the benefits of marine protection measures between the Baltic Sea countries and to compare the results with previous research. The net benefits of protecting the Baltic are positive, but they are asymmetrically distributed between the littoral countries.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:meta-analysis, water quality valuation, marine areas, the Baltic Sea
Subjects: Environmental aspects > Air and water emissions
Research affiliation: Finland > Luke Natural Resources Institute
Deposited By: Koistinen, Riitta
ID Code:15727
Deposited On:18 May 2009
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:39
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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