This paper is devoted to the contingent valuation (CV) method and its possible area of
application in health economics. With the CV method willingness to pay or willingness to …

Contingent valuation (CV) has been criticised for being too hypothetical, with expressed
values bearing little relation to actual values. The magnitude of this divergence, however …

This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out stated preference
techniques. The techniques use surveys to ask individuals how much they would be willing …

Understanding the value that individuals assign to the protection of their personal data is of
great importance for business, law, and public policy. We use a field experiment informed by …

The majority of urban forest benefits represent non-consumptive use values, which include
benefits derived from pleasant landscape, clean air, peace and quiet and screening, as well …

This study uses a split-sample, dichotomous choice contingent valuation survey of 1574 US
residents to explore willingness to pay (WTP) for renewable energy under collective and …

Although the theory of public goods has progressed rapidly since Paul Samuelson's seminal
article, the empirical measurement of the value of (demand for) public goods only recently …

Contingent valuation (CV) has become a commonly used tool for valuing items such as
natural amenities that are not traded in mar-kets. Even though this tool is widely applied …

Meta-analysis, or the “study of studies”, attempts to statistically measure systematic
relationships between reported valuation estimates for an environmental good or service …

During the past few years, economists have been attempting to apply a variety of techniques
to reveal preferences of in-dividuals for non-market environmental commodities (Bradford …