<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Baggio, Michele</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Towe, Charles</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trüssel, Daniel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Peter, Armin</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluating the Effects of River and Stream Restorations: Evidence from Recreational Fishing</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Land Economics</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020-02-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">75-91</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3368/le.96.1.75</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">96</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">River restorations are increasingly used worldwide as conservation measures and environmental policy tools. Despite their popularity, there is a lack of compelling empirical evidence that river restorations achieve policy goals. Exploiting a unique dataset of fishing trips combined with structural, spatial, and temporal data on restorations, we study the effects of restorations on catch rate, a measurable ecosystem service, and then evaluate the welfare consequences of these changes. We provide robust evidence that restorations lead to persistent increases in catch rates that generate a monetary value of over $600,000 annually for a proposed set of future restorations. (JEL Q26, Q51)</style></abstract></record></records></xml>