Treatment of ''don't-know'' responses in contingent valuation surveys: A random valuation model

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作者
Wang, H
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[1] Department of Economics, Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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10.1006/jeem.1996.0965
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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This paper provides a utility-theoretic interpretation of ''Don't-Know'' (DK) responses in contingent valuation surveys using a referendum elicitation procedure. The random valuation model in this paper assumes that each respondent of a contingent valuation survey has an implicit valuation distribution, rather than a single true value as traditionally assumed, in his/her mind. If an offered referendum bid is not clearly different from the mean value of one's valuation distribution, the respondent may give a DK answer to the CV referendum question. Based on this model, a maximum likelihood procedure is proposed for estimating respondents' willingness to pay for a nonmarket good with referendum contingent valuation data which include DK responses. An empirical illustration of this estimation procedure is also provided. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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