Comparison of contingent valuation and conjoint analysis in ecosystem management

Authors

TH Stevens
R Belkner
D Dennis
D Kittredge
C Willis

Publication Date

2000

Journal or Book Title

Ecological Economics

Abstract

Contingent valuation (CV) and conjoint analysis were used to estimate landowner’s willingness to pay (WTP) for ecosystem management on non-industrial private forest land. The results suggest that even when conjoint and CV questions are the same, except for rating and pricing format, respectively, WTP estimates are quite different. Since most conjoint models essentially count ‘maybe’ responses to valuation questions as ‘yes’ responses, we conclude that conjoint model results often produce WTP estimates that are biased upwards.

Volume

32

Issue

1

Pages

63-74

Recommended Citation

Stevens, TH; Belkner, R; Dennis, D; Kittredge, D; and Willis, C, "Comparison of contingent valuation and conjoint analysis in ecosystem management" (2000). Ecological Economics. 278.
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