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ECONOMICS OF WATER QUALITY TRADING

William L. Holahan Emeritus Professor of Economics University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 9th Annual Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference, Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 25, 2013

DOLLARS PER PERMIT VALUE OF PERMIT CURVE AKA WTP (willingness to pay) AKA DEMAND CURVE

FIGURE 1

A PERMITS

$/PR CAP AT PR = B WTP

FIGURE 2

VB PR

$/PR CAP AT C WTP CAP AT B

FIGURE 3

VC

VB PR

FIGURE 4 $/PR WTP1 CAP 1 CAP 2 30 10 PR 200 100 WTP2 PR FIRM 1 $/PR FIRM 2

FIGURE 5 $/PR WTP1 CAP 1 CAP 2 30 20 FIRM 1 FIRM 2 $/PR

15 10 PR
200 210 90 100

PR WTP2

FIGURE 6 $/PR WTP1 CAP 1 CAP 2 30 18 PR


200 215 85 100

FIRM 1

FIRM 2 $/PR

18 10 PR WTP2

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