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The Marginal Value of Lifesavers and Lifeguards to beach Users in Australia and the United States
Citation
Blackwell, B and Tisdell, CA, The Marginal Value of Lifesavers and Lifeguards to beach Users in Australia and the United States, Economic Analysis and Policy, 40, (1) ISSN 0313-5926 (2010) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
ABSTRACT
We estimate the marginal benefits of increasing lifesavers and lifeguards for beach users in Australia and the United States. Visits, income, education, age, distance from a patrol, and willingness to swim on an unpatrolled beach explain willingness to pay but rivalry does not; snob and bandwagon effects prevail. By comparing benefits with costs, the levels of lifeguards and lifesavers in Australia were found to be underprovided, consistent with shared good theory. Increasing services provides greater net benefits to users but replacing volunteer lifesavers with paid lifeguards may not because volunteering brings broarder social benefits.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Economics |
Research Group: | Applied economics |
Research Field: | Public economics - publicly provided goods |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Other economic framework |
Objective Field: | Other economic framework not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Blackwell, B (Dr Boyd Blackwell) |
ID Code: | 64064 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | NC Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability |
Deposited On: | 2010-06-23 |
Last Modified: | 2011-06-07 |
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