Takings, Compensation and Endangered Species Protection on Private Lands
研究了私人土地上保护濒危物种时，不同产权和补偿制度对土地所有者经济激励的影响，并分析了政府补偿的成本与利益集团压力导致的低效保护问题。
Preserving endangered species on private land benefits the public, but may confer cost on landowners if property is 'taken.' Government compensation to landowners can offset costs, although the Endangered Species Act does not require compensation. The authors survey private economic incentives for species preservation created by alternative property rights and compensation regimes. Compensation will effect investments in land and the willingness of landowners to collect and impart information about their land's preservation value. The authors also address government incentives and how deadweight costs of compensation will influence design of property rights, and how government's susceptibility to interest group pressure may cause inefficient preservation.