Document Type
Article
Abstract
The U.S. federal government allocates resources for the protection of endangered species. Using an ordinary least squares regression, the study analyzes what variables affect the amount of funds an endangered vertebrate receives from the federal government. The results suggest that animal size affects spending decisions. Specifically, larger animals receive more money. Animals designated as high priorities by the federal government do not receive significantly more funds than animals given lower priority. Animals in conflict with economic development, however, are given preference in spending decisions. Overall, the results indicate a lack of consistency in current policy towards endangered species preservation.
Publication Date
Spring 2009
Journal Title
Major Themes in Economics
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
17
Last Page
33
Copyright
©2009 by Major Themes in Economics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Mahoney, Josh
(2009)
"What Determines the Level of Funding for an Endangered Species?,"
Major Themes in Economics, 11, 17-33.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mtie/vol11/iss1/4