Abstract:The design of effective market institutions for allocation of water among competing uses remains an economic challenge both at a theoretical and practical level. The public good characteristic of instream flows adds another layer of externality which complicates transfers between consumptive and environmental water users, leading to the slow evolution of this market in many parts of the world including western United States. Utilizing a unique case study of reservoir management in northeast Oklahoma, this rese… Show more
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