Rural Amenity Values and Length of Residency

Robert Johnston, Stephen Swallow (), Timothy J. Tyrrell and Dana Marie Bauer

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2003, vol. 85, issue 4, 1000-1015

Abstract: New residents of rural communities are often assumed to have preferences for development and conservation that differ from those of longer-term residents. However, the literature offers little to quantify presumed preference heterogeneity. This article assesses whether stated preferences differ according to length of residency. Results are based on a conjoint (choice experiment) survey of Rhode Island rural residents. Heterogeneity—according to length of town residency—is modeled using dummy variables, multiplicative interactions, and Lagrangian interpolation polynomials. Results are compared across the three models, and identify a range of attributes for which willingness to pay depends on length of residency. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2003
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