Global justice and the opportunity costs of conservation
Conservation Biology, 2022 Opportunity costs can represent a significant portion of the costs associated with conservation projects and frequently outstrip other kinds of cost.
Chris Armstrong
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Logistics opportunity costs: A mining case study
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2013 This study highlighted the importance of determining the impact that an ineffective mode of transport has on a firm’s transportation model and costs. The main focus of this study was to determine the logistics opportunity costs of using road transport ...
Leani van Jaarsveld +2 more
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Valuation of opportunity costs by rats working for rewarding electrical brain stimulation. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 Pursuit of one goal typically precludes simultaneous pursuit of another. Thus, each exclusive activity entails an “opportunity cost:” the forgone benefits from the next-best activity eschewed.
Solomon RB, Conover K, Shizgal P.
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Beyond opportunity costs: who bears the implementation costs of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation? [PDF]
Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Chang, 2018 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries is based on the premise that conserving tropical forests is a cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions and therefore can be fully funded by international actors ...
Luttrell C +4 more
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World Development, 2017 Compensating forest users for the opportunity costs of foregoing deforestation and degradation was one of the original distinguishing features of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation).
Amy Ickowitz +2 more
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Economic Drivers of Legume Production: Approached via Opportunity Costs and Transaction Costs
Sustainability, 2019 Crop diversification is one of the main mechanisms identified for developing a more sustainable agriculture. Legumes are interesting diversifying crops to add to crop rotations because of their many positive impacts on agronomic systems.
J. Jouan, A. Ridier, M. Carof
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Dynamic Sunk Costs: Importance matters when opportunity costs are explicit.
Journal of Dynamic Decision Making, 2021 The sunk cost fallacy is a well-established phenomenon where decision makers continue to commit resources, or escalate commitment, because of previously committed efforts, even when they have knowledge that their returns will not outweigh their ...
Jason Harman +2 more
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Assessing the Economic Viability of Agricultural Holdings with the Inclusion of Opportunity Costs
Sustainability, 2022 A key area of sustainable agriculture is the economic sustainability of agricultural holdings. Agricultural holdings should achieve such an income that they are able to cover all of their costs.
Zuzana Hloušková +3 more
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Developing a Value Framework: The Need to Reflect the Opportunity Costs of Funding Decisions
Value in Health, 2017 Mark Sculpher, Karl Claxton
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The Opportunity Costs of Volunteering: Evidence From Germany
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2022 This study analyzes the effect of opportunity costs on the decision to volunteer, the extent of volunteering, and how opportunity costs are related to competing volunteering activities.
S. Wallrodt, L. Thieme
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