In this study, we investigate the changes in risk attitudes and risk perceptions that occur while collective risk preferences are formed. Data on risk attitudes and risk perceptions were collected in lottery choice experiments. The subjects participated in individual choice tasks and group...

This paper extends Ito et al. (2010) to reveal whether altruism is an underlying motive of the behavioral thresholds. We also investigate the influence of environmental concern as one of the underlying motives of them. Applying contingent valuation (CV) methods, we conducted a stated preference...

This study investigates potential demand for infrastructure investment for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) by using a stated preference survey of 1,531 Japanese citizens. The potential demand is estimated on the basis of how much people are willing to pay for AFVs under different refueling...

This study addresses the problem of improving the performance of water quality trading auctions when information about delivery coefficients of nonpoint sources is revealed to potential sellers. We consider the case in which a regulator participating in an auction market as a buyer of water...