How much would you pay? Finding the value of a clean environment

25/08/2025 31 min

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Episode Synopsis

How much would you pay to swim in a clean lake? How much to take a breath of fresh, clean air? To fish in a pristine stream? You may not ever think about that, but there is somebody who does — a lot.
On this episode, meet the professor who’s working to understand the economic value of a clean environment.
Host: Amy Barrilleaux
Guest: Dan Phaneuf, Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Unversity of Wisconsin
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