Choice modelling and tests of benefit transfer

Choice modelling and tests of benefit transfer

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Article ID: iaor2004221
Country: United States
Volume: 84
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 161
End Page Number: 170
Publication Date: Feb 2002
Journal: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: cost benefit analysis
Abstract:

Benefit transfer is increasingly being used by decision makers as a way of estimating environmental values suitable for use in benefit cost analysis. However, recent studies examining the validity of benefit transfer of passive use values estimated using contingent valuation have rejected the hypothesis of convergent validity. In this article, we demonstrate the usage of a form of conjoint analysis known as choice modelling for benefit transfer. Choice modelling has been touted as being particularly suitable for benefit transfer because it is possible to allow for differences in environmental quality and socioeconomic characteristics when transferring benefit estimates. We demonstrate that choice modelling is suitable for benefit transfer, particularly when the transfers involve implicit prices. Second, we examine the circumstances in which benefit transfer of choice modelling derived value estimates is likely to be most valid. Two split sample tests were undertaken to achieve this objective. The evidence from these tests indicates that transfers across different case study sites are likely to be subject to less error than those across different populations.

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