In this paper, we investigate the effect of respondents’ attitudes concerning distributive justice in payments on their stated preferences for programmes reducing ambient air pollution in four cities in Poland. By combining two multi-factorial survey experiments, we propose a novel approach of...

In this paper, we investigate the effect of respondents' attitudes concerning distributive justice in payments on their stated preferences for programs decreasing ambient air pollution in four cities in Poland. We propose a novel approach to considering justice attitudes in non-market valuation...

Many studies on individual decision making have shown that a disproportionate number of respondents choose the status quo (SQ) alternative. But it is still unclear what motivates individuals to disproportionately select the SQ alternative. Using data from two choice experiments about forest...

This research examines the role of social context in ethical consumption, specifically, the extent to which anonymity and social control influence individuals' decisions to purchase organic and Fair Trade coffee. Our research design overcomes biases of prior research by combining framing and...

Certain design characteristics of stated preference surveys are often linked to protest responses. The dichotomous choice format, for example, is said to result in fewer protest responses. However, not much is known at present about the relationship between survey characteristics and the level...

In a case study related to Scotch malt whisky production, this study analyses consumers’ perceptions and preferences regarding two aspects that have emerged in the debate on sustainable production and consumption, and on environmentally responsible food choice, namely (i) the use of pesticides...