A Spatial Probit Modeling Approach to Account for Spatial Spillover Effects in Dicotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Surveys

John Loomis and Julie Mueller

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2013, vol. 45, issue 01, 11

Abstract: We present a demonstration of a Bayesian spatial probit model for a dichotomous choice contingent valuation method willingness-to-pay (WTP) questions. If voting behavior is spatially correlated, spatial interdependence exists within the data, and standard probit models will result in biased and inconsistent estimated nonbid coefficients. Adjusting sample WTP to population WTP requires unbiased estimates of the nonbid coefficients, and we find a $17 difference in populationWTP per household in a standard vs. spatial model. We conclude that failure to correctly model spatial dependence can lead to differences in WTP estimates with potentially important policy ramifications.

Keywords: Environmental; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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