Comparison of contingent valuation and conjoint analysis in ecosystem management
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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