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Shorter pieces and reflections on economics, nature, and value — added as they're written.

Feb 2024

Natural Capital and the Assignment of Value

How do you put a dollar sign on Mother Nature? A look at why the benefits we receive from the natural world so rarely get counted in economic terms — and what changes when they do.

Adapted from an article originally published in ColoradoBiz Magazine, 2017.

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