Mecoxopposed that motion, arguing that the contribution was made when the easement deed wasdelivered in December 2004. The relevant regulations seemed to support the taxpayer's position,as they provide that "[o]rdinarily, a...
We prospectively compare cost-effectiveness of general PES, collective payments for ecosystem services (CPES) and the transition from PES to Land Purchases or Easements (LPE). We analyze the economic cost using statistics data and literature data, and analyze the transaction cost with the ordinal ...
We perform an economic analysis of the cost development for two conservation options in California, in‐fee and easements, from 1970 to today. We find that in‐fee options have lower costs than easements in the long run. While there are high costs of purchase for in‐fee, ultimately they...