Valuing Ambiguity: The Case of Genetically Engineered Growth Enhancers

A split-valuation method is developed and implemented to elicit the willingness to pay to consume- or avoid consuming- a product of ambiguous quality. The split-valuation method uses experimental auction markets to separate and value the positive and negative attributes of the ambiguous good. The re...

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Main Authors: Brian L. Buhr, Dermot J. Hayes, Jason F. Shogren, James B. Kliebenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 1993-12-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30963