Journal Files A.A.S



SSP OUTLINE OF INTERDEPENDENCIES INHERENT IN LANDSCAPE VIEWS

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Landscape Viewers

vs. Builders

IUG

&LEC

Factor Ownership

is Key. Exchange Rights

A. Farmers(Builders) own

B. Viewers own

Farmer derive income

from bids of builders.

Builder who don't pay are

excluded

Viewer could derive income from builder if desired. Or their reservation price leads to rejection of bids.

(If we add consideration of transaction costs here we can

predict how the land will be used in A vs. B.

View Among Viewers

HEC

Given that viewers do not own.

Problem is to organize their bid.

1. Market

2. Tax

Free rider, Bid may fail.

"Frustrated would-be riders."

Unwilling riders.



MC=0
In the purchase decision:

1. Cost sharing?

a. Land owner pays fixed

cost and tourists MC

b. Land owner + tourist

hotel tax



Income distr.

Tourists get a break



All pay AC

Pre-emptive 2. Who chooses quality level

to be purchased?

a. Voting rules favor

those with preference for

quality #1

b. Ditto for those

with #2

Those with Pref. #1 win.

Those with Pref. #2 enjoy

the quality #1, but can't

get their preferred quality

independently of the choices of others.



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