CONTINGENT VALUATION AND SOCIAL CHOICE

被引:259
作者
MCFADDEN, D
机构
[1] Department of Economics, Econometrics Lab, University of California, Berkeley
关键词
CONTINGENT VALUATION; WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY; SOCIAL CHOICE; EXISTENCE VALUE;
D O I
10.2307/1243732
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
The contingent valuation method for estimating the existence value of natural resources is examined for psychophysical robustness, statistical reliability, and economic sensibility. Extensions of standard models for willingness-to-pay, and suitable econometric techniques for analyzing these models, are developed. The analysis is applied to a series of experiments on the value of preserving wilderness areas in the western United States. The results call into question the reliability of the CV method for estimating existence values.
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页码:689 / 708
页数:20
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