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Using Surveys To Value Public Goods

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Author : Robert Cameron Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18

Using Surveys To Value Public Goods written by Robert Cameron Mitchell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Nature categories.

Economists and others have long believed that by balancing the costs of such public goods as air quality and wilderness areas against their benefits, informed policy choices can be made. But the problem of putting a dollar value on cleaner air or water and other goods not sold in the marketplace has been a major stumbling block. Mitchell and Carson, for reasons presented in this book, argue that at this time the contingent valuation (CV) method offers the most promising approach for determining public willingness to pay for many public goods---an approach likely to succeed, if used carefully, where other methods may fail. The result of ten years of research by the authors aimed at assessing how surveys might best be used to value public goods validly and reliably, this book makes a major contribution to what constitutes best practice in CV surveys. Mitchell and Carson begin by introducing the contingent valuation method, describing how it works and the nature of the benefits it can be used to measure, comparing it to other methods for measuring benefits, and examining the data-gathering technique on which it is based---survey research. Placing contingent valuation in the larger context of welfare theory, the authors examine how the CV method impels a deeper understanding of willingness-to-pay versus willingness-to-accept compensation measures, the possibility of existence values for public goods, the role of uncertainty in benefit valuation, and the question of whether a consumer goods market or a political goods market (referenda) should be emulated. In developing a CV methodology, the authors deal with issues of broader significance to survey research. Their model of respondent error is relevant to current efforts to frame a theory of response behavior and bias typology will interest those considering the cognitive aspects of answering survey questions. Mitchell and Carson conclude that the contingent valuation method can obtain valid valuation information on public goods, but only if the method is applied in a way that addresses the potential sources of error and bias. They end their book by providing guidelines for CV practitioners, a list of questions that should be asked by any decision maker who wishes to use the findings of a CV study, and suggestions for new applications of contingent valuation. Additional features include a comprehensive bibliography of the CV literature and an appendix summarizing more than 100 CV studies.

Using Surveys To Value Public Goods

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Author : Robert Cameron Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Resources for the Future
Release Date : 1989

Using Surveys To Value Public Goods written by Robert Cameron Mitchell and has been published by Resources for the Future this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Business & Economics categories.

Provides decision makers, policy analysts, and social scientists, with a detailed discussion of a new techniques for the valuation of goods not traded in prevate markets.

Using Surveys To Value Public Goods The Contingent Valuation Method

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Author : R. Cameron Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

Using Surveys To Value Public Goods The Contingent Valuation Method written by R. Cameron Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.

The result of ten years of research by the authors aimed at assessing how surveys might best be used to value public goods validly and reliably, this book makes a major contribution to what constitutes best practice in CV surveys. The authors begin by introducing the contingent valuation method, describing how it works and the nature of the benefits it can be used to measure, comparing it to other methods for measuring benefits, and examining the datagathering technique on which it is based - survey research. Placing contingent valuation in the larger context of welfare theory, the authors examine how the CV method impels a deeper understanding of willingness-to-pay versus willingness-to-accept compensation measures, the possibility of existence values for public goods, the role of uncertainty in benefit valuation, and the question of whether a consumer goods market or a political goods market (referenda) should be emulated.

Estimating Economic Values For Nature

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Author : Vincent Kerry Smith
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 1996-06

Estimating Economic Values For Nature written by Vincent Kerry Smith and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06 with Business & Economics categories.

Estimating Economic Values for Nature presents, in one volume, a collection of V. Kerry Smith's papers prepared over 25 years dealing with the theory and practice of non-market valuation for environmental resources. Taken together, the papers explore the conceptual basis, the implementation process and empirical performance of all available methods of measuring economic values for the services of nature and how these values are constructed from people's choices. The issues discussed in this volume include travel cost recreation demand, averting behaviour, household production, hedonic property value, hedonic wage and contingent valuation methods. These essays describe what has been learned from past benefit analysis, using meta-analysis, as well as the issues at the frontier of current research in the area. This important volume will be welcomed by environmental and public economists, as well as practitioners of cost-benefit analysis, as an authoritative and comprehensive discussion of non-market valuation.

Understanding Environmental Problems In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

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Author : Gordon McGranahan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Understanding Environmental Problems In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods written by Gordon McGranahan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Cities and towns categories.

The Value Of Public Libraries

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Author : Svanhild Aabø
language : en
Publisher: Fagbokforlaget
Release Date : 2005

The Value Of Public Libraries written by Svanhild Aabø and has been published by Fagbokforlaget this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.

For hver skattekrone folkebibliotekene får på landsbasis, får innbyggerne fire ganger så mye tilbake. Dette er Svanhild Aabøs konklusjon i en undersøkelse hvor befolkningen ble spurt om å verdsette bibliotekene. 94 prosent av befolkningen mener det er en demokratisk rettighet å ha et folkebibliotek i kommunen. Dette viser at biblioteket har en verdi både for dem som bruker det, og for dem som ikke selv er bibliotekbrukere. I denne avhandlingen presenterer forfatteren resultatene av denne undersøkelsen. Engelsk tekst. 270 s. 2005. Forhåndsomtale.

A Preliminary Economic Assessment Of Gabcikovo Nagymaros Project

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

A Preliminary Economic Assessment Of Gabcikovo Nagymaros Project written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Flood control categories.

Land Economics

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Land Economics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Agriculture categories.

A Contingent Valuation Study Of Lost Passive Use Values Resulting From The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

A Contingent Valuation Study Of Lost Passive Use Values Resulting From The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Natural resources surveys categories.

Rethinking Scope Sensitivity And Contingent Valuation Surveys

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Author : Matthew Anthony Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Rethinking Scope Sensitivity And Contingent Valuation Surveys written by Matthew Anthony Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.