Provided and perceived status quo in choice experiments: Implications for valuing the outputs of multifunctional rural areas

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2523-2531

  Domínguez Torreiro, Marcos ^a   Soliño, Mario ^b  

^a Cantabrian Agricultural Research Centre (CIFA)   (Spain)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Choice experiments; Heterogeneous preferences; Non market goods and services; Status quo

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLICY ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; VALUATION;

EID: 80053335264     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Abler D. Multifunctionality, agricultural policy, and environmental policy. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 2004, 33(1):8-17.
2. Adamowicz W., Boxall P., Williams M., Louviere J. Stated preference approaches for measuring passive use values: choice experiments and contingent valuation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 1998, 80(1):64-75.
3. Banzhaf-Ruby M., Johnson F.R., Mathews K.E. Opt-out alternatives and anglers' stated preferences. The Choice Modelling Approach to Environmental Valuation 2001, 157-177. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. J. Bennett, R. Blamey (Eds.).
4. Barkmann J., Glenk K., Keil A., Leemhuis C., Dietrich N., Gerold G., Marggraf R. Confronting unfamiliarity with ecosystem functions: the case for an ecosystem service approach to environmental valuation with stated preference methods. Ecological Economics 2008, 65:48-62.
5. Bateman I.J., Carson R.T., Day B., Hanemann M., Hanley N., Hett T., Jones-Lee M., Loomes G., Mourato S., Özdemiroglu E., Pearce D.W., Sugden R., Swanson J. Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual 2002, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
6. Ben-Akiva M., Lerman S.R. Discrete Choice Analysis. Theory and Application to Travel Demand 1985, The MIT Press, Cambridge.
7. The Choice Modelling Approach to Environmental Valuation 2001, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. J. Bennett, R. Blamey (Eds.).
8. Chambers J.M., Cleveland W.S., Kleiner B., Tukey P.A. Graphical Methods for Data Analysis 1983, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., Pacific Grove, CA.
9. Chen H.Z., Cosslett S. Environmental quality preference and benefit estimation in multinomial probit models: a simulation approach. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 1998, 80(3):512-520.
10. Colombo S., Hanley N., Louviere J. Modeling preference heterogeneity in stated choice data: an analysis for public goods generated by agriculture. Agricultural Economics 2009, 40:307-322.
11. Dhar R. Consumer preference for a no-choice option. Journal of Consumer Research 1997, 24:215-231.
12. Domencich T.A., McFadden D. Urban Travel Demand: A Behavioral Analysis 1975, Elsevier, New York.
13. European Commission Fact Sheet - The EU Rural Development Policy 2007-2013 2008, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
14. European Commission The CAP in perspective: from market intervention to policy innovation. Agricultural Policy Perspectives Briefs 2009, 1:1-12.
15. Fischhoff B., Welch N., Frederick S. Construal processes in preference assessment. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 1999, 19(1-3):139-164.
16. Glenk K. Using local knowledge to model asymmetric preference formation in willingness to pay for environmental services. Journal of Environmental Management 2010, 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.09.003.
17. Haaijer R., Kamakura W., Wedel M. The 'no-choice' alternative in conjoint choice experiments. International Journal of Market Research 2001, 43(1):93-106.
18. Hanemann W. Welfare evaluations in contingent valuation experiment with discrete responses. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 1984, 66:332-341.
19. Hanemann W.M., Kanninen B. The statistical analysis of discrete-response CV data. Valuing Environmental Preferences: Theory and Practice of the Contingent Valuation Method in the US, EC and Developing Countries 1999, Oxford University Press, Oxford. I.J. Bateman, K.G. Willis (Eds.).
20. Hanley N., Wright R.E., Adamowicz W. Using choice experiments to value the environment: design issues, current experience and future prospects. Environmental and Resource Economics 1998, 11:413-428.
21. Hanley N., Mourato S., Wright R.E. Choice modelling approaches: a superior alternative for environmental valuation?. Journal of Economic Surveys 2001, 15(3):435-462.
22. Hanley N., Colombo S., Mason P., Johns H. The reform of support mechanisms for upland farming: paying for public goods in the severely disadvantaged areas of England. Journal of Agricultural Economics 2007, 58(3):433-453.
23. Hensher D.A., Johnson L.W. Applied Discrete-choice Modelling 1981, Croom Helm, London.
24. Hensher D.A., Rose J.M., Greene W.H. Applied Choice Analysis 2005, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
25. Hess S., Rose J.M. Should reference alternatives in pivot design SC surveys be treated differently?. Environmental and Resource Economics 2009, 42:297-317.
26. Hodge I. Beyond agri-environmental policy: towards an alternative model of rural environmental governance. Land Use Policy 2001, 18:99-111.
27. INE, Instituto Nacional de Estadística INEbase: Lista de operaciones estadísticas incluidas http://www.ine.es/.
28. Kataria M., Hasler B., Nissen C.J., Christensen T., Martinsen L., Ladenburg J., Levin G., Dubgaard A., Bateman I.J., Hime S. Scenario realism and welfare estimates in choice experiments: evidence from a study on implementation of the European Water Framework Directive in Denmark. EAERE 17th Annual Conference, 24-27 June, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2009.
29. Kling C.L., Segerson K., Shogren J.F. Environmental economics: how agricultural economists helped advance the field. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2010, 92:487-505.
30. Kontoleon A., Yabe M. Assessing the impacts of alternative 'opt-out' formats in choice experiment studies: consumer preferences for genetically modified content and production information in food. Journal of Agricultural Policy Research 2003, 5:1-43.
31. Krinsky I., Robb A.L. On approximating the statistical properties of elasticities. The Review of Economics and Statistics 1986, 68:715-719.
32. Lancaster K.J. A new approach to consumer theory. Journal of Political Economy 1966, 74:132-157.
33. Latacz-Lohmann U., Hodge I. European agri-environmental policy for the 21st century. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2003, 47(1):123-139.
34. Laureau T., Rae D. Valuing willingness to pay for diesel odor reduction: an application of the contingent ranking technique. Southern Economic Journal 1985, 55:728-742.
35. Layton D.F. Random coefficient models for stated preference surveys. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2000, 40:21-36.
36. Lima-Santos J.M. Evaluating multidimensional biodiversity policy: what can we learn from contingent valuation studies of biological resources in the context of rural amenities?. OECD. Valuation of Biodiversity Benefits 2000, 79-90. OECD Publishing, Paris.
37. Louviere J.J., Hensher D.A., Swait J.D. Stated Choice Methods: Analysis and Applications 2000, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
38. Lusk J.L., Roosen J., Fox J.A. Demand for beef from cattle administered growth hormones or fed genetically modified corn: a comparison of consumers in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2003, 85(1):16-29.
39. Manski C.F. Analysis of choice expectations in incomplete scenarios. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 1999, 19(1-3):49-65.
40. Markovits H., Vachon R. Reasoning with contrary-to-fact propositions. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 1989, 47(3):398-412.
41. Marsh D., Mkwara L.A. Fixed status quo attributes vs people's perceived attributes of water quality. New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference Nelson, New Zealand, August 28 2009.
42. Marsh D., Mkwara L., Scarpa R. Does respondent perception of the status quo matter in non-market valuation with choice experiments?. An Application to New Zealand Freshwater Streams. University of Waikato Working Paper in Economics 10/04 2010.
43. McFadden D. Conditional logit analysis of qualitative choice behavior. Frontiers in Econometrics 1974, 105-142. Academic Press, New York. P. Zarembka (Ed.).
44. NERA-Accent The benefits of water framework directive programmes of measures in England and Wales. Final Report to DEFRA 2007.
45. OECD Multifunctionality: Towards an Analytical Framework 2001, OECD Publishing, Paris.
46. OECD Multifunctionality: The Policy Implications 2003, OECD Publishing, Paris.
47. OECD The New Rural Paradigm 2006, OECD Publishing, Paris.
48. OECD OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Spain 2009, OECD Publishing, Paris.
49. Paavola J. Institutions and environmental governance: a reconceptualization. Ecological Economics 2007, 63(1):93-103.
50. Randall A. Valuing the outputs of multifunctional agriculture. European Review of Agricultural Economics 2002, 29(3):289-307.
51. Rigby D., Burton M. Modelling disinterest and dislike: a bounded Bayesian mixed logit model of the UK market for GM food. Environmental and Resource Economics 2006, 33(4):485-510.
52. Schenker N., Gentleman J.F. On judging significance of difference by examining the overlap between confidence intervals. The American Statistician 2001, 53:182-186.
53. Siikamäki J., Layton D.F. Discrete choice survey experiments: a comparison using flexible methods. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2007, 53:122-139.
54. Smith V.K., Desvousges W.H. Measuring Water Quality Benefits. International Series in Economic Modeling 1986, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts.
55. Street D.J., Burgess L. The Construction of Optimal Stated Choice Experiments 2007, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken.
56. Swait J., Louviere J. The role of the scale parameter in the estimation and comparison of multinomial logit models. Journal of Marketing Research 1993, 30(3):305-314.
57. Thompson V.A. Reasoning from false premises: the role of soundness in making logical deductions. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology 1996, 50(3):315-319.
58. Train K. Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation 2003, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.