Die Arbeit untersucht in drei experimentellen Studien mit induzierten Präferenzen, wie präzise Contingent Valuation, Discrete Choice- und Conjoint Analyse unter verschiedenen Bedingungen die Zahlungsbereitschaften für Umweltgüter erfassen. Die Studienergebnisse bieten Orientierung bei der...

The climate policy debate has been dominated by economic estimates of the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the models used to derive those estimates are based on assumptions that have largely gone untested. The conventional approach embodies structural features that rule...

This book documents the use of methods that put a value on cultural goods, including theater, cultural events, museums, archeological sites, and libraries. The author sets forth the advantages and disadvantages of each method using case studies to illustrate how they work. Moreover, the...

Section 1: Introduction and Policy Perspectives -- Introduction: Benefit Transfer of Environmental and Resource Values -- Introduction to Benefit Transfer Methods -- The Use of Benefit Transfer in the United States -- The Use and Development of Benefit Transfer in Europe -- Applied Benefit...