A contingent valuation study conducted in China, Sweden, and the United States was used to investigate citizens’ willingness to pay (WTP) for reducing CO2 emissions. We find that a majority of the respondents in all three countries believe that the mean global temperature has increased over...

We compare cost-of-illness (COI) and willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates of the damages from minor respiratory symptoms associated with air pollution, using data from a study in Taiwan in 1991-92. A contingent valuation survey was conducted to estimate WTP to avoid minor respiratory illnesses....

For 20 years acid rain in the Adirondack Park has been a central issue in the debate about clean air regulation. Based on a contingent valuation survey of New York residents, our study quantifies the total economic value of expected ecological improvements in the park from forthcoming policies....