Testing the sensitivity of stated environmental preferences to variations in choice architecture
We conducted a three-way split sample discrete choice experiment (DCE) to investigate welfare estimates for attributes related to the management of coastal cod stocks in Arctic Norway. In a base DCE design, respondents faced three core attributes: (1) coastal cod spawning biomass as an indicator of...
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ftunivstavanger:oai:uis.brage.unit.no:11250/3062001 2023-06-11T04:09:40+02:00 Testing the sensitivity of stated environmental preferences to variations in choice architecture Ahi, Julide Ceren Aanesen, Margrethe Kipperberg, Gorm 2022-12-07T15:20:45Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3062001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107680 eng eng Elsevier Norges forskningsråd: 267834 Ahi, J. C., Aanesen, M., & Kipperberg, G. (2023). Testing the sensitivity of stated environmental preferences to variations in choice architecture. Ecological Economics, 205, 107680. urn:issn:0921-8009 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3062001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107680 cristin:2090235 The owners/authors 17 205 Ecological Economics VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 ftunivstavanger https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107680 2023-05-29T16:02:00Z We conducted a three-way split sample discrete choice experiment (DCE) to investigate welfare estimates for attributes related to the management of coastal cod stocks in Arctic Norway. In a base DCE design, respondents faced three core attributes: (1) coastal cod spawning biomass as an indicator of the sustainability of the cod stocks, (2) stricter regulations on primary user groups (commercial fishers, local recreational anglers, the marine fishing tourism industry), and (3) annual household cost. In two experimentally varied DCE designs, respondents received a fourth attribute that explicitly describes the expansion of the marine fishing tourism industry in the region. In treatment 1, the expansion is represented by the number of coastal cod caught by marine fishing tourists as an indicator of the industry's environmental impact. In treatment 2, the expansion is represented by the number of new jobs as an indicator of the industry's socioeconomic impact. These two attribute translations, designed to be perfectly correlated, serve as an instrument for testing a choice architecture - value activation framework recently proposed in the management science literature. Mixed logit estimation results indicate that welfare estimates vary significantly across choice architectures, both statistically and economically. Additional regression analyses of conditional welfare estimates and respondents' status quo choices yield mixed evidence of value activation. The overall message of the study is that DCE researchers should be cognizant of their role as choice architects when advising public resource managers and policymakers. acceptedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Stavanger: UiS Brage Arctic Norway Ecological Economics 205 107680 |
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We conducted a three-way split sample discrete choice experiment (DCE) to investigate welfare estimates for attributes related to the management of coastal cod stocks in Arctic Norway. In a base DCE design, respondents faced three core attributes: (1) coastal cod spawning biomass as an indicator of the sustainability of the cod stocks, (2) stricter regulations on primary user groups (commercial fishers, local recreational anglers, the marine fishing tourism industry), and (3) annual household cost. In two experimentally varied DCE designs, respondents received a fourth attribute that explicitly describes the expansion of the marine fishing tourism industry in the region. In treatment 1, the expansion is represented by the number of coastal cod caught by marine fishing tourists as an indicator of the industry's environmental impact. In treatment 2, the expansion is represented by the number of new jobs as an indicator of the industry's socioeconomic impact. These two attribute translations, designed to be perfectly correlated, serve as an instrument for testing a choice architecture - value activation framework recently proposed in the management science literature. Mixed logit estimation results indicate that welfare estimates vary significantly across choice architectures, both statistically and economically. Additional regression analyses of conditional welfare estimates and respondents' status quo choices yield mixed evidence of value activation. The overall message of the study is that DCE researchers should be cognizant of their role as choice architects when advising public resource managers and policymakers. acceptedVersion |
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