Browsing College of Business, Public Policy and Law by Author "Hynes, Stephen"
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Analysing Preference Heterogeneith using Random Parameter Logit and Latent Class Modelling Techniques.
Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)Multi-attribute revealed preference data is used to investigate the heterogeneity of tastes in a sample of kayakers, in relation to eleven whitewater sites in Ireland. The paper focuses on a comparison of the analysis ... -
An analysis of the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme
Hynes, Stephen; Murphy, Eithne (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)The Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) was introduced under Council Regulation 2078/92 in order to encourage farmers to carry out their activities in a more extensive and environmentally friendly manner. This paper ... -
A choice experiment versus a contingent valuation approach to agri-environmental policy valuation
Hynes, Stephen; Campbell, Danny; Howley, Peter (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)The non-market value accruing from an agri-environmental scheme can be examined by assessing the public's willingness to pay for the policy outputs as a whole or by modelling the preferences of society for the component ... -
Combining actual and contingent behaviour data to estimate the value of coarse fishing in Ireland
Deely, John; Hynes, Stephen; Curtis, John (Elsevier, 2019-03-15)The use of contingent behaviour style questions enables the presentation of scenarios that extended beyond previous experience, making it a valuable tool for the examination of a change in policy or management practices. ... -
Conflict between Commercial and Recreational Activities on Irish Rivers: Estimating the Economic Value of Whitewater Kayaking in Ireland using Mixed Data Sources
Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)This paper's contribution to the understanding of outdoor recreational pursuits in Ireland comes from the estimation of the first whitewater kayaking demand function. This paper is also unique in that it combines data ... -
Do farmers in Agri-Environmental schemes make appropriate ecological choices for the habitats on their farms? Modelling the biodiversity undertakings chosen within the Irish Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Murphy, Geraldine; Hynes, Stephen; Murphy, Eithne; O'Donoghue, Cathal; Green, Stuart (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)Farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes (AESs) that are aimed at protecting biodiversity should ideally make decisions relating to the ecological management of their farms based on the habitat types found on ... -
The Emerald or Yellow Isle? Estimating the welfare impacts of agricultural landscape change in Ireland
Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-01)In this paper we exploit a discrete choice modeling framework to estimate the potential non-market welfare impacts of alternative hypothetical rural Irish landscapes that could become real by the year 2030 depending both ... -
Farm Income Mobility and Inequality in Ireland 1994-2001
Hynes, Stephen; O'Donoghue, Cathal (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)This paper uses eight years of data of the National Farm Survey (NFS) to analyse the statics and dynamics of the farm earnings distribution in the period 1994 to 2001, and asks the question: is the Irish farming sector ... -
A Geographical Information System approach to defining economic coastal zones in Ireland
Hynes, Stephen; Farrelly, Niall (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)In order to develop a policy framework and guidelines for improving a national approach to the management of Irish coastal regions and associated resources one first needs to be able to define what is meant by 'a coastal ... -
Measuring public preferences for the conservation of the traditional farm landscape
Howley, Peter; Hynes, Stephen; O'Donoghue, Cathal (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)This paper explores individuals' attitudes towards the traditional farm landscape. Results from a Generalised Tobit Interval model of willingness to pay for traditional farm landscape protection suggest that individuals ... -
Modelling access to the Irish Coastline: a contingent behavioural approach.
Barry, Luke; Van Rensburgh, Tom; Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)This paper measures willingness to pay (WTP) for public access and trail improvements to a coastal recreational site in the west of Ireland. The Contingent Behaviour model is used to measure the increased number of trips ... -
Personal versus societal preferences in contingent valuation assessments
Howley, Peter; Hynes, Stephen; O'Donoghue, Cathal (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)Contingent valuation has been used extensively in estimating the value of environmental goods. One criticism of this approach, however, is that respondents in referendum-style contingent valuation surveys may express ... -
The spatial relationship between economic activity and river water quality
O'Donoghue, Cathal; Howley, Peter; Hynes, Stephen; Fealy, Réamonn; Chyzheuskaya, Aksana; Green, Stuart; Meredith, David; Morrissey, Karyn (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)This paper, using Ireland as a case study, examines the relationship between economic activities and river water quality. The stipulation from the EU water framework directive (WFD) that all surface waters in the EU must ... -
A stimulating annealing approach to non-market environmental benefit aggregation.
Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)This paper considers the use of a 'combinatorial optimization' technique in the aggregation of environmental benefit values. Combinatorial optimization is used to statistically match population census data to a Contingent ... -
Sustainable fishing in Irish waters: assessment of current practices, policies and alternative approaches (Economics Working Paper no. 165)
Farrell, Niall; Breen, Ben; Cuddy, Michael; Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)Irish fishing waters are currently governed as part of the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union. Under this regime, policies of strict regulation are employed to provide both an ecologically sustainable resource ...