Searching for the Correct Benefit Estimate: Empirical Evidence for an Alternative Perspective

Leonard Shabman and Kurt Stephenson

Land Economics, 1996, vol. 72, issue 4, 433-449

Abstract: This paper contrasts the results of the contingent valuation, hedonic price, and property damages avoided valuation techniques. Each technique was used to estimate the value of flood risk reduction from the construction of a flood control project. Voting behavior in a referendum called specifically for the provision of the project was used to further interpret the results from the three valuation studies. Substantial differences were found between the estimates. In explaining these differences an alternative perspective on the current debate over the validity and accuracy of nonmarket value estimates is offered.

Date: 1996
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