Willingness To Pay for a State Gypsy Moth Control Program in New Hampshire: A Contingent Valuation Case Study

1993 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 828-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey D. Miller ◽  
Bruce E. Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Control Program

Estimating the Value of Reducing Fire Hazards to Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific-Northwest - a Contingent Valuation Approach

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Loomis ◽  
A Gonzalescaban
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Analysis System

To expand the scope of natural resource values included in USDA Forest Service fire management analysis system, a mail survey of Oregon households regarding their willingness to pay for a fire prevention and control program on northern spotted owl critical habitat units in Oregon was performed. Using the voter referendum format, annual willingness to pay of $77 per Oregon household was estimated. This translates into a value of $28 per acre protected. The contingent valuation method may provide a promising avenue for incorporating society's broadening concern about biodiversity and natural values into public land management agencies fire management decisions.

La valutazione economica delle risorse culturali. Un'applicazione della Contingent Valuation

2009 ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Francesca Mazza
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Existence Value ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Total Economic Value ◽  
Key Words Evaluation

-The case study examines the economic aspects of cultural heritage conservation and deals the valuation of economic value in monetary terms, using the application of the contingent valuation method to the castle of Nicastro (Catanzaro, Italy). For the construction of the hypothetical market and the selection criteria and approach to subjects of the statistic sample, the proposed solutions work with operative adjustments, dictated by the characteristics of the resource in question and in general for all cultural resources. The study has produced reliable answers to questions of willingness to pay, expressing the measure of the different components of the value (use value and existence value) contribute to the composition of the total economic value. The study allowed to verify the possibility of using the contingent valuation as a political tool. The particular question format, which combines ‘double bounded dichotomous choice' and ‘open ended' techniques has allowed us to take a sensitivity analysis, defining the measure of willingness to pay.Key words: evaluation cultural resource, contingent valuation method, willingness to payParole chiave: valutazione, beni culturali, metodo di valutazione contingente, disponibilitŕ a pagare

scholarly journals Willingness to pay for church forest conservation: a case study in northwestern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 105-116
Author(s):  
Birara Endalew ◽  
Beneberu Assefa Wondimagegnhu ◽  
Kassahun Tassie
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Bivariate Probit Model ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Church Forest ◽  
Willingness To Contribute

Church forests provide a safe habitat for plants and animals, sources of food and traditional medicine, seed bank for native tree species, reduce soil erosion and rich in biodiversity. But the economic values of these important benefits of church forests were not well documented. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the mean and total willingness to pay for church forest conservation using open-ended and double bounded contingent valuation formats. In doing so, both cash and labour contributions were used to measure the respondents’ willingness to pay. Primary data were collected from 300 randomly selected households and analyzed using descriptive statistics and bivariate probit model. The estimated mean willingness to pay from the double bounded format (239.79 Ethiopian Birr) is higher than from the open-ended format (178 Ethiopian Birr). Similarly, the estimated mean willingness to contribute labour was also 71.51 and 94.34 man-days for the open-ended and double bounded contingent valuation format, respectively. The comparison indicated that the mean and total willingness to pay from the double bounded format is higher than in the open-ended format. Therefore, researchers, policymakers, and forestry experts should give special attention to the double bounded format rather than to the open-ended format to elicit respondents’ willingness to pay for the conservation of church forests.

scholarly journals Willingness to Pay for a Potential Insurance Policy: Case Study of Trout Aquaculture

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleem Shaik ◽  
Keith H. Coble ◽  
Darren Hudson ◽  
James C. Miller ◽  
Terrill R. Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
The United States ◽  
Insurance Policy ◽  
Premium Rate ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Premium Rates

Using trout producer survey data and the contingent valuation method, we estimate willingness to pay for a potential insurance policy. The survey was conducted in 2005 across the United States; 268 producers completed the survey instrument, resulting in a response rate of 81 percent. Design of the contingent valuation method takes into account two coverage levels and four premium rates. Using standard willingness-to-pay techniques, we assess the premium rate that producers with varying practices and regions are willing to pay for two different coverage levels of insurance. In general, trout producers appear willing to pay premium rates of 2 to 11 percent for these coverage levels.

scholarly journals Visitor Preferences and Values for Water-Based Recreation: A Case Study of the Ocala National Forest

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram K. Shrestha ◽  
Janaki R.R. Alavalapati ◽  
Taylor V. Stein ◽  
Douglas R. Carter ◽  
Christine B. Denny
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Model Specification ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Recreational Facilities ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Visitor Preferences

We used the open-ended contingent valuation method to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) for day visitors and extended visitors on the Ocala National Forest (ONF), Florida. A Tobit model specification was applied to account for the issues involved with censored WTP bids. The results reveal that visitors would pay more for improved recreational facilities at the ONF. In particular, our estimates show that visitors would pay $1 million for basic facilities, $1.9 million for moderate improvements, and $2.5 million for more improvements.

scholarly journals Inhabitants' Willingness to Pay for Cultural Heritage: A Case Study in Valdivia, Chile, Using Contingent Valuation

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Báez-Montenegro ◽  
Ana María Bedate ◽  
Luis César Herrero ◽  
Jose Ángel Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Contingent Valuation
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