Scenario realism and welfare estimates in choice experiments - a non-market valuation study on the European water framework directive

Mitesh Kataria; I. Bateman; Tove Christensen; Alex Dubgaard; Berit Hasler; S. Hime; J. Ladenburg; Gregor Levin; Louise Martinsen; Carsten Junker Vogler Nissen

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.08.010

Scenario realism and welfare estimates in choice experiments - a non-market valuation study on the European water framework directive

Mitesh Kataria, I. Bateman, Tove Christensen, Alex Dubgaard, Berit Hasler, S. Hime, J. Ladenburg, Gregor Levin, Louise Martinsen, Carsten Junker Vogler Nissen

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Abstract

Using choice experiment data for economic valuation we analyse how disbelief in survey information could affect the retrieved welfare estimates. We distinguish between two types of survey information to the respondents. The first type of information concerns the current environmental status of a water body. This information is provided prior to the valuation questions and the corresponding beliefs in the provided information are also elicited before valuation. The second type of information concerns the proposed improvements in the environmental status of the water body. We find that average welfare measures differ considerably according to whether respondents who disagree with the status quo levels and find proposed scenarios unlikely are included or not.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Environmental Management
Volume	94
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	25-33
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0301-4797
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.08.010
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

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Kataria, M., Bateman, I., Christensen, T., Dubgaard, A., Hasler, B., Hime, S., Ladenburg, J., Levin, G., Martinsen, L., & Nissen, C. J. V. (2012). Scenario realism and welfare estimates in choice experiments - a non-market valuation study on the European water framework directive. Journal of Environmental Management, 94(1), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.08.010

Kataria, M, Bateman, I, Christensen, T , Dubgaard, A, Hasler, B, Hime, S, Ladenburg, J, Levin, G, Martinsen, L & Nissen, CJV 2012, 'Scenario realism and welfare estimates in choice experiments - a non-market valuation study on the European water framework directive', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.08.010

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