Do Regulations to Protect Endangered Species on Private Lands Affect Local Employment? Evidence from the Listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken
The U.S.Endangered Species Act is often criticized as "pitting people against wildlife" by conserving habitat at the cost of jobs, but relatively little is known about the labor market effects of listing bushranger awning a species under the Endangered Species Act.We examine changes in employment associated with the lesser prairie chicken, which wa