Deriving and Testing Efficient Estimates of WTP Distributions in Destination Choice Models

Thiene, Mara; Scarpa, Raffaele

doi:10.1007/s10640-009-9291-7

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“…The coefficients in the preference space and WTP space models can be estimated by using maximum simulated likelihood or hierarchical Bayesian methods [28]. The estimation was conducted by using the "gmnl" package with STATA 13 [29], following Thiene and Scarpa [30].…”

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The Design of Policy Instruments towards Sustainable Livestock Production in China: An Application of the Choice Experiment Method

Pan

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:In face of gradual ecological deterioration, the Chinese government has been in search of more efficient and effective mitigation policies, aiming to promote the sustainability of livestock production. However, researchers and policy makers seem to neglect a key issue: pinpoint policies are the most important, which means niche targeting is the premise before any policy design, such that better knowing of the livestock farmers preference is prerequisite. This paper then analyzes this question using a method of choice experiment to elicit the farmers' preference and valuation of livestock pollution control policy instruments at household-scale, medium-scale and large-scale farms. Five attributes (technology regulation, pollution charge, biogas subsidy, manure price, and information provisioning) were set as livestock pollution control policy instruments. In total, 754 pigs farmers from five representative provinces in China were surveyed, and the collected data were analyzed using random parameter logit models. The marginal substitution rates for attributes are estimated both with preference space approach and willingness to pay space approach. The results show significant heterogeneities in farmers' preferences and valuations for livestock pollution control policy instruments within the three scales. All policy instruments effectively increased the manure eco-friendly treatment ratio for medium-scale farms, and household-scale farms showed little change in the manure eco-friendly treatment ratio under all policy instruments. Household-scale farms and medium-scale farms suggested the highest preference for the biogas subsidy policy, while large-scale farms suggested the highest preference for the manure price policy.

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Section: The Calculation Of Marginal Substitution Ratiomentioning

confidence: 99%

The Design of Policy Instruments towards Sustainable Livestock Production in China: An Application of the Choice Experiment Method

Pan

2016

Sustainability

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“…Because we used a RPL model, the welfare estimates had to be obtained through simulating these ratios. Using the mean and standard deviation of each distribution, we simulated the WTP distribution for each attribute 10 000 times (as per Thiene and Scarpa, 2009). We report the mean, and the upper and lower quartiles (i.e.…”

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Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana–Sanabresa cattle breed

Martín-Collado

Díaz

Drucker

et al. 2014

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Livestock breed-related public good functions are often used to justify support for endangered breed conservation despite the fact that little is known about such non-market values. We show how stated preference techniques can be used to assess the nonmarket values that people place on livestock breeds. Through the application of a case study choice experiment survey in Zamora province, Spain, the total economic value (TEV) of the threatened Alistana-Sanabresa (AS) cattle breed was investigated. An analysis of the relative importance of the non-market components of its TEV and an assessment of the socio-economic variables that influence people's valuation of such components is used to inform conservation strategy design. Overall, the findings reveal that the AS breed had significant non-market values associated with it and that the value that respondents placed on each specific public good function also varied significantly. Functions related with indirect use cultural and existence values were much more highly valued than landscape maintenance values. These high cultural and existence values (totalling over 80% of TEV) suggest that an AS in situ conservation strategy will be required to secure such values. As part of such a strategy, incentive mechanisms will be needed to permit farmers to capture some of these public good values and thus be able to afford to maintain breed population numbers at socially desirable levels. One such mechanism could be related to the development of breed-related agritourism initiatives, with a view to enhancing private good values and providing an important addition to continued direct support. Where linked with cultural dimensions, niche product market development, including through improving AS breed-related product quality and brand recognition may also have a role to play as part of such an overall conservation and use strategy. We conclude that livestock breed conservation strategies with the highest potential to maximise societal welfare would be those that secure the breed-related functions that people value most, with appropriate in situ conservation interventions and strategies being identified accordingly.Keywords: Cattle, breed, choice modelling, non-market functions, total economic value ImplicationsLittle information exists regarding the total economic value (TEV) of livestock breeds, especially concerning their breedrelated public good functions. However, these functions are often used to justify support for endangered breed conservation. This paper illustrates how improved understanding of the relative importance of such values can help to inform conservation strategies by undertaking a case study exploration of the TEV of the Spanish Alistana-Sanabresa (AS) cattle breed. The cultural and existence values of this breed were highly valued, implying that AS conservation strategies focusing on these aspects would have higher public support and therefore be more likely to be successful.

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“…Location choice models are applied to several other different contexts, such as the choice of a departure airport (Furuichi and Koppelman;1994), the choice of a hospital for patients by general practitioner (primary care physicians) (Whynes et al;, the choice of touristic destinations (Woodside and Lysonski;1989;Um and Crompton;1990;Eymann and Ronning;Oppermann;2000;Seddighi and Theocharous;Bigano et al;2006;Chi and Qu;Gössling et al; and in particular recreational outdoor facilities (Fesenmaier;1988;Scarpa and Thiene;2005;Thiene and Scarpa;2009), the choice of migrants (Fotheringham;1986) and the optimal allocation of charging stations for electric vehicles .…”

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Location choice with longitudinal WiFi data

Danalet

Tinguely

Lapparent

et al. 2016

Journal of Choice Modelling

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While moving from diary survey to location-aware technologies, recent data collection techniques provide new insights about location choices. Only few dynamic models of location choice exist in the literature, and none of them to our knowledge correct for serial correlation. In this paper, we apply a method proposed by Wooldridge (2005) to deal with the initial values problem on the choice of catering locations on a campus using WiFi traces. Cross-validation, price elasticity and simulation of a scenario predicting the opening of a new catering location are presented. Predicted market shares of the new catering location correspond to point-of-sale data of the first week of opening.

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Deriving and Testing Efficient Estimates of WTP Distributions in Destination Choice Models

Cited by 100 publications

References 22 publications

The Design of Policy Instruments towards Sustainable Livestock Production in China: An Application of the Choice Experiment Method

The Design of Policy Instruments towards Sustainable Livestock Production in China: An Application of the Choice Experiment Method

Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana–Sanabresa cattle breed

Location choice with longitudinal WiFi data

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