HYPOTHETICAL BIAS IN DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDIES

Michael Ash, James Murphy and Thomas H. Stevens

No 14506, Working Paper Series from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Resource Economics

Abstract: This paper uses a meta-analysis to explore the relationship between hypothetical bias and the price respondents are asked to pay. For public goods, the results clearly indicate a difference in the price elasticity between hypothetical and actual payment conditions. Since the bias increases for larger dollar amounts, any simple guidelines, such as NOAA's "divide by two" rule of thumb, could be misleading. Future attempts to calibrate contingent valuation responses should reflect this price sensitivity.

Keywords: Research; Methods/Statistical; Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.14506

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