Are non-use values distance-independent? Identifying the market area using a choice modelling experiment

dc.creatorConcu, Giovanni B
dc.date2017-04-01T18:29:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T07:08:53Z
dc.descriptionThis article tests for the effect of distance on non-use values using a Choice Modelling (CM) experiment. Estimating a distance decay relationship for non-use values (NUVs) is important because it would define the market area for an environmental good, i.e. identify the limits for aggregating individual benefit estimates. In contrast to the common definition of NUVs as non-usersÕ values, the CM experiment designs the environmental attributes so that NUV changes can be disentangled from Use Value (UV) changes. The experiment also allows for testing different specification of the distance covariates. Data are obtained from a geographically representative sample. Results show that NUVs do not depend on distance. Aggregation of NUVs is based on income and individualsÕ environmental attitudes.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.149850
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/149850/files/WPM05_6.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/149850
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/584999
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/149850
dc.titleAre non-use values distance-independent? Identifying the market area using a choice modelling experiment
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