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Contingent Valuation- Analysis of Interval Open-Ended Data

  • Cecilia Håkansson
  • , Cecilia Håkansson (Editor)

    Publication: Book/Report/ProceedingsReportResearch

    Abstract

    This paper presents an approach to estimate willingness to pay distributions when respondents are allowed to state their valuations as an open-ended interval rather than as a point. It is argued that asking about an interval has several advantages compared to traditional valuation questions; it captures potential valuation uncertainty, gives a higher response rate, and above all, it gives a richer set of information about individuals preferences
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherInstitutionen för Skogsekonomi
    Number of pages22
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Keywords

    • classical and interval open-ended question
    • contingent valuation
    • middle censored data
    • survival analysis
    • valuation uncertainty

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