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In the expected-utility theory of the monetary value of a statistical life, the so-called dead-anyway effect discovered …
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We examine the presence of a systematic preference for independent living at old age which we refer as "institutionalization aversion" (IA). Given that IA is not observable from revealed preferences, we draw on a survey experiment to elicit individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) to avoid...
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, such as Prospect Theory and Stochastic Reference Dependence, only under very specific, and unlikely, correlational …
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Defense spending accounts for a large share of the budget in many countries, but the value of the resulting public good - national defense - has so far escaped assessment. Much of the literature has instead considered indirect benefits of defense spending in terms of greater economic growth or...
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While the global economy continues to grow, ecosystem services tend to stagnate or decline. Economic theory has shown … empirical evidence has been sparse to put theory into practice. To estimate the relative price change in ecosystem services that …
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In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
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This study is the first to estimate mother's marginal willingness to pay (MWP) for job amenities directly. Its identification strategy relies on German maternity leave length. The key aspect of the maternal leave framework is that mothers can decide whether and when to return to their guaranteed...
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