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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Contingent Valuation"”.
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Using contingent valuation data to simulate referendums
… question from two perspectives. First, using contingent valuation data for water quality in the Monongahela River in Western Pennsylvania, an analysis is performed to test for differences in responses across four different formats of the willingness-to-pay question. This analysis shows that …
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Die monetäre Bewertung der Walderholung mittels der contingent-valuation-method
… von Interesse, diese Leistungen zu bewerten. Die Contingent-Valuation-Method ist eine Methode den Wert der Walderholung monetär zu quantifizieren. Es existieren zu dieser Thematik bereits viele methodentheoretische Veröffentlichungen, welche die Verwendbarkeit der Contingent-Valuation-Method zur …
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The role of information in mail contingent valuation surveys: a study estimating wildlife benefits
The contingent valuation method has been used with increasing frequency to estimate the value of nonmarket goods such as wildlife. Increasing use of and demand for the method has lead to the ~) increased use of mail surveys to collect value information. Themail format, however may place limitations …
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The valuation of Intaka Island : a comparison of the contingent valuation method and hedonic pricing analysis
… an increasing number of techniques used in the valuation of environmental services. Contingent valuation is the most frequently used stated preference technique, while hedonic pricing analysis is an alternative revealed preference technique employed for the determination of the value attached to …
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Assessing demand for green electricity products amongst upper-middle income Western Cape households a contingent valuation study
… is of little use in this regard, and non-market valuation approaches are required. This study seeks to answer three key questions: To what extent would upper-middle income households in the Western Cape Province be willing to purchase premium-priced green electricity products? What is the maximum …
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Quality Improvement Projects: Uncertain Benefits of Willingness to Pay from Referendum Contingent Valuation
The use of contingent valuation (CV) methods to estimate benefits has become increasingly common in project analysis. Ever since the NOAA Blue Ribbon Panel Report in 1993 (NOAA, 1993) recommended the use of the referendum form of CV, it seems to have become the method of choice in practical …
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Measuring values for environmental public goods: incorporating gender and ethnic social effects into stated-preference value-elicitation methods
… results between the economic literatures of contingent valuation method and risk aversion and the interdisciplinary literature of perceptions of risk, specifically with regard to race and gender effects. While a review of the contingent valuation literature shows no systematic gender or race …
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The price of Mauri: Exploring the validity of welfare economics when seeking to measure Mātauranga Māori
… or Māori views of the environment through the contingent valuation method. A contingent valuation study is carried out using three separate samples drawn from the general Māori population in Auckland city, a hāpu/sub-tribe indigenous to the Auckland isthmus, and drivers of motor vehicles in …
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Great Langdale Valley, Cumbria: An Analysis of the viability of road-user charging as a Demand Management Tool for motor-vehicle dependent recreation
… thirdly, to examine the suitability of the Contingent Valuation Methodology to elicit monetary preferences for road-user charging in a non-laboratory setting. The research methodology employed to elicit behavioural responses to certain price levels for road use was the Contingent Valuation …
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The economics of spring turkey hunting in Virginia
… this study, the travel cost method (TCM) and the contingent valuation method (CVM) were used to derive this value. Using the TCM, the net economic value of spring turkey hunting in Virginia was estimated at $9.1 million. This translated into an average value of $166.00 per trip. The contingent …
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Willingness to pay for water in South African rural areas: a case of Nsikas Village of Mpumalanga Province
… was already put in place by the government. A Contingent valuation questionnaire was used to collect data from households and the questionnaire comprised three parts, namely, water sources; household willingness to pay for three levels of water services, and questions about the socio-economic …
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Estimating environmental and human health benefits of reducing pesticide use through integrated pest management programs
… (2) the design and administration of a contingent valuation survey to estimate society's willingness to pay (WTP) to avoid pesticide related risks to the environment and human health; (3) a new technique for detecting payment vehicle bias in contingent valuation surveys; (4) a set of …
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Advances in Applied Econometrics: Binary Discrete Choice Models, Artificial Neural Networks, and Asymmetries in the FAST Multistage Demand System
… networks (FFBANNs) are re-evaluated. Using contingent valuation survey data, the paper shows that FFBANNs provide an alternative to the binary logit and probit models with linear index functions. Direct comparisons between the models showed that the FFBANNs performed marginally better than …
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Willingness to pay for industrial recruitment: A look at local decision-maker activity versus citizen preference
… decision, i.e., supported by the general public. Contingent valuation methods estimate discount rates of local economic developers from Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia using a mail survey while West Virginia citizens were surveyed by phone.
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Applications of Forest-Based Machine Learning Methods in Environmental Economics
… Causal Forest framework to analyze a contingent‑valuation survey on water quality, estimating how self‑selected respondent behaviors—interacting with interactive maps or issuing protest responses—affect the probability of voting for a hypothetical cleanup program. The third paper turns …
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MEASURING PUBLIC PREFERENCES FOR AND THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES
… non-market commodities. Our research, using the contingent valuation research method, found that select attitudinal and demographic variables were significant in the public's decision to support a willingness to pay question regarding the compensation for the provision of such non-market goods. …
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Homeowner willingness to pay for a pre-flood buyout agreement
… homeowner buyout programs. Using an online contingent valuation survey we evaluate homeowner willingness to pay for a pre-flood buyout agreement where the owner is paid pre-flood market value for their home and must relocate following a flood damaging greater than 50% of the value of their …
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Consumer willingness to pay for water conservation in the framework of renewable energy projects
This research focuses on consumer valuation of the benefits associated with renewable electricity generation, specifically for water conservation. Previous contingent valuation studies in this area conclude that consumers are willing to pay for these benefits, but do not explicitly consider the …
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Bioeconomics Of Invasive Species: The Gypsy Moth
… biology of the gypsy moth. Chapter three uses a contingent valuation method to determine the willingness to pay to avoid different defoliation levels. A quadratic damage function is estimated from responses to the willingness to pay survey. Chapter four develops a bioeconomic model to study the …
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