Abstract Agricultural production in the United States relies on extensive land use that sometimes conflicts with federal policies to protect wildlife habitat. A prime example of this conflict is the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which can impose significant penalties on landowners and producers who destroy the habitat of listed species. While prior research has measured the effects of ESA regulations on land values and natural resources, no research has identified the consequences of listing a species on livestock production. In this study, we measure the effect of ESA listings on beef cattle production in the central United States. Results suggest that listing likely has a small positive effect on cattle stocks.

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牛肉在哪儿？牛生产者对濒危物种清单的反应

摘要 美国的农业生产依赖于广泛的土地使用，这有时会与保护野生动物栖息地的联邦政策相冲突。这种冲突的一个典型例子是《濒危物种法案》(ESA)，该法案可以对破坏列入清单物种栖息地的土地所有者和生产者处以重罚。虽然先前的研究衡量了欧空局法规对土地价值和自然资源的影响，但没有研究确定将物种列入畜牧生产的后果。在这项研究中，我们测量了 ESA 清单对美国中部肉牛生产的影响。结果表明，上市可能对牛的存量有很小的积极影响。