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Land Use and Management Location: B010 Session Chair: Xinyue Wang, Renmin University of China | |
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Land Ownership and the Provision of Public Goods: Evidence from Oregon's Forests 1: University of Georgia, United States of America; 2: University of British Columbia Forests generate important public goods, including carbon storage and habitat for biodiversity, while also contributing to increasing wildfire risks. Private landowners do not fully internalize these benefits and risks, potentially leading to socially inefficient management and undersupply of public goods. Exploiting the historical ‘checkerboard’ land pattern in the American West as an instrument for ownership, we show that public ownership reduces timber harvests and herbicide use in forests, resulting in greater carbon storage, higher biodiversity, and, surprisingly, also lower wildfire risk. These results underscore the role of land ownership in shaping the supply of public goods. | |