"Ökologie und Wirtschaftsforschung" · Band 76
324 Seiten
36.80 EUR
(inklusive MwSt. und Versand)
ISBN 978-3-89518-642-4
(Oktober 2007)
The economic valuation of non-market goods is an important issue in thefield of environmental economics. It helps to overcome market failures, to guide policy decisions on sustainable resource use, and it is an essential input for cost-benefit analyses. Yet, surprisingly few scientists have actually applied empirical valuation methods in the German language area.
The book aims at showing the current state of the art in non-market valuation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It presents twelve articles which are concerned with various aspects of the application of stated preference methods, i.e., methods that use surveys in order to value non-market goods and services. The papers are assigned to the sections "Contingent Valuation”, "Choice Experiments”, "Comparative Studies” and "Benefit Transfer”.
One objective of the book is to provide policy makers in the German language area with an overview of how valuation methods can be applied. Moreover, it elucidates the strengths and weaknesses of stated preference methods. Equally, the book aims at scientists, as it covers a range of methodological challenges and innovative approaches to tackle these.
Contingent Valuation
Andrea M. LeiterChoice Experiments
Klaus GlenkComparative Studies
Nele LienhoopBenefit Transfer
Ulrike LehrEstimating WTP with Discrete Choice Models
The neglect of possible disutility as a bias source in the contingent valuation of public goods
In quest of appropriate scenarios: Contingent valuation of Icelandic hydropower
A split-sample experiment to test for effects of attribute order in choice experiments
Valuing farm animal genetic resources by using a choice ranking method
WTP or WTA, or both? Experiences from two choice experiments for early planning stages
Utilisation of Grounded Theory Methodology for the development of a Choice Experiment: Preliminary studies on the insurance value of biodiversity
Participant behaviour and performance in Contingent Valuation
Metric or ordinal measures of utility in environmental policy-making?
A Sociological Perspective on Stated Willingness to Pay
Bayesian Benefit Transfer
A bibliography on stated preference studies in Austria, Germany and Switzerland