A micro-econometric framework for Participatory Value Evaluation

Thijs Dekker, Paul Koster and Niek Mouter

Journal of choice modelling, 2024, vol. 52, issue C

Abstract: This paper presents a micro-econometric framework to analyse choice data from participatory value evaluation (PVE) surveys. In a PVE survey respondents receive, similar to stated choice surveys, information on the social impacts of public sector projects before choosing the best policy portfolio according to their preferences. Respondents’ choices are limited by governmental and private budget constraints. The PVE data format is characterised by a mixture of discrete and continuous choice data. Building on recent literature of Kuhn–Tucker models, particularly the MDCEV model, a range of methodological and econometric contributions are provided facilitating model estimation and policy evaluation. We derive a set of closed form choice probabilities explaining the choice for the optimal portfolio with public projects, private consumption levels and whether to spend the public budget in full or not. The proposed policy evaluation framework is centred around the notion of social welfare maximisation. The parameter estimates are used to derive the optimal public sector budget and the corresponding portfolio maximising social welfare, but also to rank the set of feasible portfolios given a restricted budget, including sensitivity analyses. The proposed framework is illustrated using an empirical example on urban mobility investments in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Keywords: Participatory value evaluation; Portfolio choice; Discrete-continuous choice models; Policy evaluation; Social welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C35 C91 D63 D71 H43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jocm.2024.100507

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