Does One Size Really Fit All? Ecological Endpoint Heterogeneity in Stated Preference Welfare Analysis

被引:6
作者
Jensen, Anne Kejser [1 ]
Johnston, Robert J. [2 ,3 ]
Olsen, Soren B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Copenhagen, Dept Food & Resource Econ, Frederiksberg, Denmark
[2] Clark Univ, Dept Econ, Worcester, MA 01610 USA
[3] Clark Univ, George Perkins Marsh Inst, Worcester, MA 01610 USA
关键词
WATER-QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS; ATTRIBUTE NON-ATTENDANCE; WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; CHOICE EXPERIMENTS; NONMARKET VALUATION; ECONOMIC VALUE; INFORMATION; CONTINGENT; FRAMEWORK;
D O I
10.3368/le.95.3.307
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Obtaining valid stated preference welfare estimates for changes in biophysical systems requires identification of the ecological endpoints valued by respondents. Challenges for scenario design can occur if endpoints differ across respondents, because it may be infeasible to provide scenario information on all possible endpoints. We explore an approach to choice experiments that tailors attributes to empirically identified population groups. Results suggest that different endpoints are relevant to different groups, and that one-size-fits-all scenarios common in the literature may not enable valid welfare estimation for all groups. These findings suggest that endpoint heterogeneity should be considered when designing valuation studies.
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页码:307 / 332
页数:26
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