2021
DOI: 10.3390/su132112313
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The Estimation of the Willingness to Pay for Air-Quality Improvement in Thailand

Abstract: Thailand has experienced severe air-quality problems for the past 10 years. Complicating this situation, the Thai government allocates an insufficient budget for the management of air pollution. Using the contingent valuation method, this paper estimates the willingness to pay for air-quality improvement in Thailand to reveal the benefits that people will gain if air-quality improves. The results show that the total benefits from air-quality improvement would be 18.8 billion baht in 2020. The Thai government c… Show more

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“…In the second tier, using the same sample data as before, China, the most populous country in the world, was found to be willing to pay 602 RMB per person per year to reduce air pollution, converting to $7.25 per person per month [13]. With the expected numbers of life saved is 1, the result of VSL is $725,000.…”
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confidence: 88%
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“…In the second tier, using the same sample data as before, China, the most populous country in the world, was found to be willing to pay 602 RMB per person per year to reduce air pollution, converting to $7.25 per person per month [13]. With the expected numbers of life saved is 1, the result of VSL is $725,000.…”
Section: Model Analysismentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Then, in the third tier, according to Tantiwat et al, in Thailand, the average WTP for each person to improve air quality is 2275.163 baht per year, which translates to $61.82 per year based on the real-time exchange rate [13]. In other words, Thais are willing to pay $5.15 a month to reduce air pollution.…”
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“…Figure1The bidding sequence for the Iterative Bid Game discrete choice format.Source:Tantiwat, Gan and Yang (2021) …”
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