Stated preferences towards renewable energy alternatives in Germany – do the consequentiality of the survey and trust in institutions matter?

Oehlmann, Malte; Meyerhoff, Jürgen

doi:10.1080/21606544.2016.1139468

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“…In this case, beliefs about the strategic value of non-truthful voting may be much stronger and could introduce bias in the measurement of preferences. We agree with Oehlmann and Meyerhoff (2016) that more research is needed to further test the conditions of the effectiveness of consequentiality scripts in reducing hypothetical bias in different contexts.…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 55%

“…Mitani and Flores (2013) explore consequentiality of stated preference choices by means of a laboratory experiment and find that the probability of provision of a public good has a positive effect on contributions. On the other hand, Oehlmann and Meyerhoff (2016) find no effects tied to inclusion/exclusion of a consequentiality script on elicited valuations. On the empirical modelling forefront, Czajkowski et al (2015) show how to appropriately integrate subjective measures of latent beliefs about consequentiality in econometric models by developing a Hybrid Mixed Logit model.…”

Section: Cheap Talkmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…They do not find any significant differences between treatments in terms of the WTP estimates nor when they test for differences among those respondents who perceive their choices as consequential. Oehlmann and Meyerhoff (2016) note that although it is critical that respondents are convinced that their responses are consequential, this is not always under the control of the researcher since it could also be influenced by the social and political debate on the topic explored. They conclude that a consequentiality device is not a general tool to calibrate stated WTP since it can depend on certain conditions.…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They conclude that a consequentiality device is not a general tool to calibrate stated WTP since it can depend on certain conditions. Oehlmann and Meyerhoff (2016) note a point made in Vossler et al (2012) that requirements for consequential choice may not be present when stated preference studies are conducted on a hotly debated topic where participants have entrenched political views. In this case, beliefs about the strategic value of non-truthful voting may be much stronger and could introduce bias in the measurement of preferences.…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Remoundou et al (2012) examined whether WTP estimates for the design and implementation of a forest restoration project were sensitive to the supervising authority (National government vs. European Commission) and found no effect despite the significant differences in the trust levels reported for the two institutions. Oehlmann and Meyerhoff (2016) elicit WTP regarding landscape externalities from renewable energy development in Germany using a discrete choice experiment. They implement a 2 × 2 experimental design where they vary the institution responsible for the implementation (State vs. Federal) and the provision of information about whether the results will be provided to decision makers.…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Contingent valuation and rural potable water systems: A critical look at the past and future

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Determining the value of environmental goods that impact human populations, such as potable water, is often highly problematic. The all‐too‐common lack of realistic markets for the provisioning of these goods necessitates the use of nonmarket valuation techniques. Contingent valuation surveys are often an appropriate method, thanks to their ability to value hypothetical changes and nonuse values, and their limited prior data requirements. When properly implemented, contingent valuation surveys can estimate the maximum willingness to pay of surveyed individuals, allowing the value of the environmental good to be accurately measured. An analysis of the extant body of contingent valuation studies of rural potable water systems in developing and emerging countries indicates that rural water consumers are willing to pay, often substantially, for the creation of a potable water system or for improvements to existing system. Studies involving changes to existing potable water system, through improving an existing system for greater reliability or sustainability, showed a high degree of consistency in respondents' willingness to pay estimates as a percentage of income or current water tariff. Higher incomes, higher levels of education and youth, among other characteristics, were found to be positively correlated with higher willingness to pay estimates. Future contingent valuation studies focusing on improving comparability through greater methodological consistency, and addressing the impact of community power dynamics, intercommunal cleavages, and subsidies could be especially productive. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Value of Water Engineering Water > Planning Water Human Water > Water Governance

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Developing the Questionnaire

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This chapter outlines the essential topics for developing and testing a questionnaire for a discrete choice experiment survey. It addresses issues such as the description of the environmental good, pretesting of the survey, incentive compatibility, consequentiality or mitigation of hypothetical bias. For the latter, cheap talk scripts, opt-out reminders or an oath script are discussed. Moreover, the use of instructional choice sets, the identification of protest responses and strategic bidders are considered. Finally, issues related to the payment vehicle and the cost vector design are the subject of this section.

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Stated preferences towards renewable energy alternatives in Germany – do the consequentiality of the survey and trust in institutions matter?

Cited by 47 publications

References 18 publications

Consumer preferences for fair labour certification

Consumer preferences for fair labour certification

Contingent valuation and rural potable water systems: A critical look at the past and future

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