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Negative Externalities and Oil Spills: A Case for Reduced BrandValue to the State of Florida

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Sherry L. Larkin ,
Ray G. Huffaker  and
Rodney L. Clouser
Sherry L. Larkin
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Ray G. Huffaker
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Rodney L. Clouser
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Despite recent advances in measuring and compensating for environmentaldamages, several challenges remain. States have a vested interest inclaiming economic damages, especially those that reduce the value ofinvestments. Because place-brand values are considered personal property,Florida may seek additional compensation from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Keywords

brandingnonmarket valuationOil Spill Pollution ActreputationK32Q51
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 389 - 399
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2013

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