Meta-analyses of past research outcomes are becoming more popular, however, the issue of the panel nature of data has not been empirically investigated. We test various forms of data stratifications into panels for outdoor recreation economic studies but do not find any significant effects,...

The purpose of this paper is to address a problem that may arise with the assumption of a continuous spatial market in the TCM model. We find that this assumption can be challenged by geographical limitations that an area of study might have. Particularly for islands (or isolated island-like...

This paper tests the equivalence of conjoint ratings and rankings to estimate the values of prevention of forest pest infestations. It was found that rankings constructed from ratings were not statistically different from actual rankings. This implies that the easier ratings format can be used...