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Location differences in communities’ preferences for environmental improvements in selected NSW catchments: A Choice Modelling approach
Mazur, Kasia; Bennett, Jeffrey W. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
To elicit household willingness to pay (WTP) for improvements in environmental quality in three NSW catchments (Lachlan, Namoi and Hawkesbury-Nepean), a choice modelling (CM) study was conducted. This report presents results of research designed to investigate variations in WTP across different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693249
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The Effects of a Provision Rule in Choice Modelling
Mazur, Kasia; Bennett, Jeffrey W. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This research report investigates the effects of including a provision rule in choice modelling non-market valuation studies. Split samples with and without a provision rule were used to test for differences in household willingness-to-pay for improvements in environmental quality in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693271
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Public values for improved water security for domestic and environmental use
Windle, Jill; Rolfe, John; Brouwer, Roy - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Metrics for evaluating environmental trade-offs can be developed with varying levels of consistency across case study sites. A key issue is whether standard evaluation experiments can be conducted over multiple sites, or whether experiments have to be tailored to each case study application. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693280
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The challenges of finding efficient policy measures to reduce Australia’s agricultural Greenhouse gas emissions
King, Helen - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2008
included, these must be balanced against potential costs. This report explores why agriculture is different from other sectors …. Agriculture’s diffuse and diverse emissions are inherently difficult to measure. They also fluctuate in response to environmental … factors such as climate and biophysical characteristics. It is problematic to include the agriculture sector in the ETS, at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693256
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Effects of alternative elicitation formats in discrete choice experiments
Scheufele, Gabriela; Bennett, Jeffrey W. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
An elicitation format prevalently applied in discrete choice experiments (DCEs) offers each respondent a sequence of choice tasks. Each choice task contains more than two choice options. Empirical evidence shows, however, that repeated choice tasks influence choice behaviour through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693236
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Price Floors for Emissions Trading
Wood, Peter John; Jotzo, Frank - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Price floors in greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes can have advantages for technological innovation, price volatility, and management of cost uncertainty. Implementing the schemes, however, has pitfalls. This research report argues that requiring firms to pay an extra fee or tax is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693239
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Climate Change and Game Theory
Wood, Peter John - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This survey paper examines the problem of achieving global cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Contributions to this problem are reviewed from non-cooperative game theory, cooperative game theory, and implementation theory. Solutions to games where players have a continuous choice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693240
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People versus planners: Social Preferences for Adaptation to Climate Change
Dobes, Leo - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Adaptation of natural and human systems to climate change is receiving increased attention. The academic literature covers a wide spectrum of perspectives. Policy considerations, on the other hand, are largely driven by techno-scientific considerations. In particular, these include a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693241
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Residential Water Consumption: A Cross Country Analysis
Grafton, R. Quentin; Kompas, Tom; To, Hang; Ward, Michael B. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Survey data from over 1,600 households in ten countries were used to analyse the determinants of residential water demand. Results show that in every country the price elasticity is negative and statistically significant. Households that do not have to pay for the water they use (volumetric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693242
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The value of information in biosecurity risk-benefit assessment: an application to red imported fire ants
Ward, Michael B.; Kompas, Tom - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
Policy makers are confronted daily with uncertainty, especially in complex areas like biosecurity. One way to improve decision-making and reduce uncertainties is to collect more information. Information is costly – whether the value of improved decision-making justifies the cost is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693244