PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bryan Parthum AU - Amy W. Ando TI - Overlooked Benefits of Nutrient Reductions in the Mississippi River Basin AID - 10.3368/wple.96.4.589 DP - 2020 Nov 01 TA - Land Economics PG - 589--607 VI - 96 IP - 4 4099 - http://le.uwpress.org/content/96/4/589.short 4100 - http://le.uwpress.org/content/96/4/589.full SO - Land Econ2020 Nov 01; 96 AB - Improvements in local surface water quality in the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) can contribute to the regional environmental goals of reducing hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. To inform estimates of the benefits of water quality policy, we use a choice experiment survey in a typical subwatershed of the MRB to estimate willingness to pay for local environmental improvements and helping to reduce hypoxia far downstream. We find that residents place large values on reduced local algal blooms, improved local fish populations and diversity, and meeting local commitments to help with the regional environmental problem. (JEL Q52, Q53)