Application of choice experiments to quantify the existence value of an endemic moss: a case study in Chile
Abstract A choice experiment was applied to measure the existence value of an endemic moss. We assessed value separation, embedding or warm glow and ‘ethical’ motivations. We exemplify our application by valuing an inconspicuous moss endemic to Chile's sub-Antarctic region. The choice experimen...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1355770x12000472 2023-05-15T14:10:38+02:00 Application of choice experiments to quantify the existence value of an endemic moss: a case study in Chile Cerda, Claudia Barkmann, Jan Marggraf, Rainer 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355770x12000472 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1355770X12000472 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Environment and Development Economics volume 18, issue 2, page 207-224 ISSN 1355-770X 1469-4395 Economics and Econometrics General Environmental Science Development journal-article 2012 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355770x12000472 2022-09-21T19:42:50Z Abstract A choice experiment was applied to measure the existence value of an endemic moss. We assessed value separation, embedding or warm glow and ‘ethical’ motivations. We exemplify our application by valuing an inconspicuous moss endemic to Chile's sub-Antarctic region. The choice experiment was administered to a sample of local residents of Navarino Island (southern Chile). The design isolates the existence value by requiring respondents to make simultaneous tradeoffs between moss existence value, five other biodiversity-related values and income changes. Insensitivity to scope was addressed by using degrees of extinction risks. We predominantly use a willingness-to-accept design of the payment vehicle to avoid protest responses. A meaningful marginal value for the existence of an endemic species for Navarino island residents was documented. The design, based on varying degrees of extinction risk, avoided a strong effect of warm glow. No protest responses motivated by ethical concerns were encountered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) Antarctic Environment and Development Economics 18 2 207 224 |
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Abstract A choice experiment was applied to measure the existence value of an endemic moss. We assessed value separation, embedding or warm glow and ‘ethical’ motivations. We exemplify our application by valuing an inconspicuous moss endemic to Chile's sub-Antarctic region. The choice experiment was administered to a sample of local residents of Navarino Island (southern Chile). The design isolates the existence value by requiring respondents to make simultaneous tradeoffs between moss existence value, five other biodiversity-related values and income changes. Insensitivity to scope was addressed by using degrees of extinction risks. We predominantly use a willingness-to-accept design of the payment vehicle to avoid protest responses. A meaningful marginal value for the existence of an endemic species for Navarino island residents was documented. The design, based on varying degrees of extinction risk, avoided a strong effect of warm glow. No protest responses motivated by ethical concerns were encountered. |
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Application of choice experiments to quantify the existence value of an endemic moss: a case study in Chile |
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Application of choice experiments to quantify the existence value of an endemic moss: a case study in Chile |
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