Programs to enhance nontimber services increasingly focus on nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owners. These owners are believed to possess multiple objectives, causing them to respond to economic forces and policies in complex and unpredictable ways. We examine NIPF owners in western Oregon and western Washington, using a survey to document their forest ownership objectives and willingness t...

The bond dogs develop with their owner received increased attention in the last years but no study aimed at characterizing the way in which owners interact with their dogs in their daily life and how this might influence dog behavior. In order to examine how dog owners interact with their dogs, we first analyzed the behavior of 220 dog owners in 8 different standardized situations involving the...

I In January 1908, the council of the London borough of Islington met to consider a report from the Medical Officer of Health which indicated that the level of infant mortality was the same as in the 1840s, 146 per 1,000. A resolution was moved that three paid health visitors should be appointed as part of a campaign to reduce this heavy toll; also before the council was a protest from the Holl...

This paper presents a dynamic model of residential real estate valuation that takes into account the uncertain time paths of rents and prices and the substantial transaction costs. By temporarily postponing decisions, buyers and sellers obtain additional information about future rents and prices and may avoid transactions that are costly to reverse. One implication is that the combination of su...

This case study examines the opposing forces of innovation and legitimacy that play on new entrants into a market. New entrants in any market aim to provide an innovative product or solution in order to attract buyers. However, there are many situations where innovation may not be as valued as the new entrant expects due to various reasons, including a perceived lack of legitimacy. A case study...

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