Patterns of Behavior in Endangered Species Preservation
研究政府保护濒危物种决策的主要决定因素，发现物种的“感性特征”（如体型大小）比“科学特征”（如濒危程度）影响更大。
This paper analyzes statistically the main determinants of government decisions about the preservation of endangered species. As explanatory variables, we use proxies that include 'scientific' species characteristics, such as "degree of endangerment" and "taxonomic uniqueness" as well as 'visceral' characteristics, such as "physical size" and the degree to which a species is considered a "higher form of life." These proxies are used to study the government's protection and spending decisions on individual species. Overall, we find that the role of visceral characteristics is much greater than the role of scientific characteristics.