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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · 23h

Land Economics continues to celebrate 100 years in publication! To read an open access bibliometric review of the journal (doi.org/10.3368/le.102.1.271914) and other free preprint articles like it, visit: le.uwpress.org/content/early/recent.

Abstract: Spanning 1925–2024, we map Land Economics (LE) using Web of Science and Scopus with VOSviewer, bibliometrix, and SciVal. Analyses of documents, authors, and themes show LE as a central node linking environmental, agricultural, and urban economics. Seminal strands—property rights, contingent valuation, discrete choice, and hedonic pricing—anchor long-run influence. Keyword co-occurrence and thematic mapping confirm persistent emphases on valuation models, impact assessment, and policy applications, alongside emerging work on ecosystem services, climate change, and the water–energy nexus. Trend-topic and SciVal clusters reveal growing attention to disaster management, green innovation, and behavioral economics with uneven recent citation performance across topics and time.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · 23h

Vol. 101 (4) of Land Economics is almost here! Follow to stay notified of when new issues go live, or sign up for email alerts at le.uwpress.org/alerts

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · 13d

Free preprint articles available now! le.uwpress.org/content/early/recent

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Aug 5

Vol. 101 (3) of Land Economics is here! This issue includes articles on whether good intentions make good policy, the relationship between wildlife conservation and renewable energy, and China’s annual fishing moratorium.

Happy reading! le.uwpress.org/content/101/3

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Jul 31

Open access article published ahead of print! “The Role of Social Norms and Economic Incentives in Encouraging the Adoption of Native Gardens” by Curtis Rollins, Claire Doll, Katrin Rehdanz, Jürgen Meyerhoff, Michael Burton and David Pannell. Read it here: le.uwpress.org/content/earl...

Abstract: Various policy interventions can be implemented to motivate individuals to adopt pro-environmental landscaping behaviours. Here we compare the influence of economic incentives and social norms on urban landowners’ adoption of native gardens. First, we model the relationship between social norms and landowners’ actual land-use decisions. We then estimate adoption intention under different support programs using a choice experiment, also considering social norms. We find social norms can play a significant role in the adoption of native gardens, comparable to relatively expensive financial incentives. Therefore, social norms may enhance the performance of incentives to increase rates of land conservation.

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Jun 26

Vol. 101 (3) of Land Economics is almost here! Follow to stay notified of when new issues go live, or sign up for email alerts at le.uwpress.org/alerts

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Jun 24

Open access article published ahead of print! “Revisiting Land, Labor and Capital in Neoclassical Economics” by @antmis1.bsky.social and Antonin Pottier. Read it here: le.uwpress.org/content/earl... #econsky #economics

Abstract: It is usually argued that the advent of neoclassical economics led to the consideration of only two factors of production (capital and labor) instead of three (capital, labor and land). From the 1880s to the 1920s, land and natural resources would have been marginalized and left to applied fields such as land economics. This article revisits this episode. Theoretically speaking, it shows that there was no requirement in marginal productivity theories to subsume land into capital. Historically speaking, it demonstrates that alternatives did exist, within American neoclassicism, to the neglect of land and natural resources, providing inspiration for today’s research.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Jun 17

Open access article published ahead of print! Can Smartphone App Trainings Help Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution? Experimental Evidence from Bogotá by Allen Blackman and Bridget Hoffmann. Read it here: le.uwpress.org/content/earl...

Abstract: We conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of training university students in Bogotá to use a smartphone app that displays real-time location-specific air quality data. The training increased participants’ acquisition of information about air quality, their knowledge about avoidance behavior, and most important, their reported avoidance behavior. Back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that if scaled to the entire city of Bogotá, the training could reduce premature cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory deaths among the additional 3–8 percent of the city’s population incentivized to undertake avoidance behavior by 51–61 percent per year, a benefit valued at US$11–13 million.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Jun 10

Free preprint articles available now! le.uwpress.org/content/early/recent

#economics #econsky

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Jun 4

Free issue available now! le.uwpress.org/content/96/4

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · May 28

Since 2017, Land Economics has published open access content, making select articles freely available to scholars, policy makers, and the public. View the collection here: le.uwpress.org/page/collections/open-access

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · May 23

The editorial leadership of Land Economics has been instrumental in shaping its direction and maintaining its commitment to publishing high-quality, policy-relevant research. Discover the editors who have helmed the journal for its 100 years in publication: le.uwpress.org/page/history/editors

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Alistair Munro @alistair-munro.bsky.social · May 6

Great journal which retains its own clear niche even in the crowded ecosystem of contemporary science. Personally, the papers by Trudy Ann Cameron and Kenneth E Train had the biggest impact on my research

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · May 6

To celebrate 100 years of Land Economics, some of the journal’s most influential articles are now open access! Trace the development of thought and history of scholarship in the field dating back to 1925. le.uwpress.org/page/history/research

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Julien Salanié @jsalanie.bsky.social · May 6

Some great papers here.

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · May 6

To celebrate 100 years of Land Economics, some of the journal’s most influential articles are now open access! Trace the development of thought and history of scholarship in the field dating back to 1925. le.uwpress.org/page/history/research

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · May 6

To celebrate 100 years of Land Economics, some of the journal’s most influential articles are now open access! Trace the development of thought and history of scholarship in the field dating back to 1925. le.uwpress.org/page/history/research

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The JHR @j-humanresources.bsky.social · Apr 29

📢New guidelines for accepted manuscripts from @uwiscpress.bsky.social: All figures should include, for each panel, alternative text (alt text), a text description of the image designed to provide meaning for users with visual impairments. See journals.uwpress.wisc.edu/PDFs/AltText... #ADACompliance

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 29

Did we mention the special issue content is completely free? 😱
“How to Decide When Experts Disagree: Uncertainty-Based Choice Rules in Environmental Policy” by Richard Woodward and Richard Bishop www.jstor.org/stable/3147241 as well as other articles from the issue are available now!

Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 22

🌏 Happy Earth Day everyone! 🌍 Read our 1997 special issue “Defining Sustainability” here: www.jstor.org/stable/i358000

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 22

🌏 Happy Earth Day everyone! 🌍 Read our 1997 special issue “Defining Sustainability” here: www.jstor.org/stable/i358000

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 15

Open access article from the latest issue: “The Effect of Climate Change on Canadian Farmland Values: A Ricardian Approach” by Nicholas Bannon, Christopher Kimmerer and B. James Deaton. le.uwpress.org/content/101/2/201

Abstract: This article estimates the effect of climate change on Canadian farmland values using a unique dataset of 45,000 parcel-level sales between 2017 and 2022. The parcel-level data support a regression approach with unique controls for nonagricultural influences (i.e., census division fixed effects and proximity to urban areas). Our results suggest that by 2070, climate change will positively increase farmland values across our sample of Canadian farmland parcels.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 10

Open access article from the latest issue: “Information Rigidities and Farmland Value Expectations” by Chad Fiechter, Todd Kuethe and Wendong Zhang. le.uwpress.org/content/101/2/218

Abstract: This article examines the degree to which information inefficiency influences farmland price expectations. Using expectations and observed values of Iowa farmland from 1964 to 2021 and the empirical test of Coibion and Gorodnichenko (2015), we estimate the degree to which information rigidities hold explanatory power for information inefficiency. Our results suggest that Iowa farmland professionals infrequently update their information set or underweight new information. This article provides a necessary step toward a better understanding of the role of information in farmland market efficiency, furthering the discussion of development of additional public information in farmland markets.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 3

Open access article from the latest issue: “Spatial Bioinvasion Externalities with Heterogeneous Landowner Preferences: A Two-Agent Bioeconomic Model” by Shady S. Atallah. le.uwpress.org/content/101/2/262

Abstract: Preference heterogeneity among landowners managing transboundary resources can determine the production of externalities across their lands. I test this hypothesis in the context of an invasive species affecting two forest landowners, where one values their property for recreation and the other produces timber. Using a spatially explicit first-mover repeated game, I find that the social cost of the externality is greatest when a bioinvasion starts on the recreation property. Except for species with fast long-distance dispersal, the optimal subsidy is nonuniform, targeting the landowner who acts as the weaker link, regardless of where a bioinvasion starts.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Apr 1

We’re not fooling you! May’s issue is here early! Vol. 101 (2) includes articles on the land impacts of Natura 2000 and managing nitrogen in farmland under excessive rainfall. le.uwpress.org/content/101/2

#AprilFoolsDay

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Mar 25

Free preprint articles available now! le.uwpress.org/content/early/recent

#economics #econsky

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Journal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · Nov 27

We've created a starter pack for all of the economics journals on Bluesky. Please nominate other journals to join the list.

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Land Economics @land-econ.bsky.social · Feb 25

Open access article from the latest issue: “The Role of Staple Food Prices in Deforestation: Evidence from Cambodia” by Steven W. Wilcox, David R. Just, and Ariel Ortiz-Bobea le.uwpress.org/content/101/1/89

Abstract: Research on agricultural prices and deforestation has mostly focused on cash crops and export-oriented commodities. We develop a theoretical framework to illustrate how a staple food price shock can lead to deforestation through various channels. We explore our theoretical predictions with data from Cambodia and use a shift-share instrumental variables strategy. We find that shocks to the price of rice explain most of Cambodia’s recent deforestation. To shed light on mechanisms, we use household data to study land use behavior and welfare. Our findings suggest that staple food prices have a more important role in driving deforestation than previously thought.

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