Do Entrance Fees Crowd Out Donations for Public Goods? Evidence from a Protected Area in Costa Rica

Alpízar, Francisco, Peter Martinsson and Nordén, Anna
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Anna Nordén and Francisco Alpizar Rodriguez

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Abstract: In this paper, we investigate how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park. To explore this issue, we conducted a stated preference study focusing on visitors’ preferences for donating money to raise funds for a protected area in Costa Rica given different entrance fee levels. The results reveal that there is incomplete crowding-out of donations when establishing an entrance fee.

Keywords: crowding out; entrance fee; donation; voluntary contribution; stated preferences; protected areas; Costa Rica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q26 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-05-16
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