Do Respondents’ Perceptions of the Status Quo Matter in Non-Market Valuation with Choice Experiments? An Application to New Zealand Freshwater Streams

Many issues relating to the sustainability of environmental resource use are informed by environmental valuation studies with stated preference surveys. Within these, researchers often provide descriptions of status quo conditions which may differ from those perceived by respondents. Ignoring this d...

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Main Authors: Lena Mkwara, Riccardo Scarpa, Dan Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-09-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/9/1593/