An Empirical Analysis of Hunting Lease Pricing and Value of Game in Sweden

Sammanfattning

Game species generate considerable benefits to society in terms of hunting values, tourism, and maintenance of ecosystem balance. This paper seeks to estimate hunting values for multiple hunted species by diseniangling the role of wildlife harvesting opportunities from other factors that affect hunting lease prices. We examine the determinants of hunting lease prices in Sweden using both spatial and nonspatial econometric techniques. Our analysis confirms considerable hunting values for fallow deer and wild boar. Also, the study reveals the presence of spatial spillovers in lease prices, implying that landowners have little scope for exerting monopoly power on the hunting lease market.

Publicerad i

Land Economics
2017, Volym: 93, nummer: 2, sidor: 292-308

SLU författare

• Tei Mensah, Justice

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Elofsson, Katarina

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Nationalekonomi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.93.2.292

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/81344