Choice Experiments (CE) are widely used to estimate the values of changes in non-market goods and services. A cost attribute is typically included in a CE questionnaire to enable the estimation of monetary values for changes in the non-market attributes presented. Notwithstanding the central...

Designers of stated preference studies have placed emphasis in recent years on ensuring that questionnaires are defensible, and that all "hypothetical" elements are removed. A potential problem with this emphasis is that it can unwittingly increase the hypothetical nature of the survey as well...

Designers of stated preference studies have placed emphasis in recent years on ensuring that questionnaires are defensible, and that all "hypothetical" elements are removed. A potential problem with this emphasis is that it can unwittingly increase the hypothetical nature of the survey as well...

This report presents results of research designed to investigate variations in willingness to pay (WTP) estimates across different scales and scopes of environmental investments. The goal is to help catchment management authorities better prioritise their natural resource management actions at...

Integrated catchment policies are widely used to manage natural resources in Australian catchments. Decision support tools available to aid integrated catchment management are often limited in their integration of environmental processes with socio-economic systems. Fully integrated models are...

Integrated catchment policies are widely used to manage natural resources in Australian catchments. Decision support tools available to aid integrated catchment management are often limited in their integration of environmental processes with socio-economic systems. Fully integrated models are...

This research report presents results of a study designed to investigate the effects of including a provision rule in choice modelling non-market valuation studies. Split samples with and without a provision rule were used to test for differences in household willingness to pay (WTP) for...

A choice modelling (CM) study was conducted to elicit household willingness to pay (WTP) for improvements in environmental quality in three NSW catchments (Lachlan, Namoi and Hawkesbury-Nepean). This paper presents results of research designed to investigate variations in WTP across different...