RCF assessed the economic impact of the construction of a causeway to the Manifa/Tanajib Bay fishery and breeding area. A model was developed to estimate the primary and secondary effects of reduced fishing.
Perdido Key Beach Mouse Conservation Plan
RCF developed a business plan for the Perdido Key Beach Mouse Conservation Fund. The business plan includes estimates of the costs of implementing the Conservation Strategy and develops a protocol for allocating contributions to the Fund. Using the implementation cost estimates, the report calculates per-acre contributions. Recommendations are also made for organizing the account structure of the Fund.
Clearing Houston's Air: An Economic
Evaluation of Clean Air Act Compliance Strategy
Alternatives
This study of ozone abatement in the Houston-Galveston area
sponsored by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, analyzes
the costs and economic impacts of regulations on the region
and suggests an alternative compliance plan. By
incorporating detailed information about the economic
conditions of the region, the study takes into account the
full effects of regulatory action on employment, state and
local government finances, consumer welfare, and
demographics. The results of this study include a
demonstration that a dramatic reduction in costs with only
a minor reduction in benefits is possible when a rigorous
cost-benefit analysis is applied to all aspects of a
regulatory plan and its effects
The Greening of Buildings
RCF Economist George Tolley and Sabina Shaikh comment on the
current green building certification programs and
offer recommendations that improve the relationship
between LEED's point system and environmental
outcomes.