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Estimating Hypothetical Bias In Economically Emergent Africa: A Generic Public Good Experiment, Arthur Caplan, David Aadland, Anthony Macharia
Estimating Hypothetical Bias In Economically Emergent Africa: A Generic Public Good Experiment, Arthur Caplan, David Aadland, Anthony Macharia
David Aadland
This paper reports results from a contingent valuation based public good experiment conducted in the African nation of Botswana. In a sample of university students, we find evidence that stated willingness to contribute to a public good in a hypothetical setting is higher than actual contribution levels. However, results from regression analysis suggest that this is true only in the second round of the experiment, when participants making actual contributions have learned to significantly lower their contribution levels. As globalization expands markets, and economies such as Botswana’s continue to modernize, there is a growing need to understand how hypothetical bias …
Household Valuation Of Curbside Recycling, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
Household Valuation Of Curbside Recycling, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
David Aadland
This paper looks at the willingness to pay for and participate in a curbside recycling program based on a survey of 401 residents in Ogden, Utah. Modifying the Cameron and James (1987) econometric model to fit ordered-interval data, we estimate that the mean willingness to pay for curbside recycling is $2.05 per month, and that 72% of the residents would willingly participate in such a program. Furthermore, females, young people, college-educated, those currently recycling without monetary reward, those regarding recycling as beneficial to the community and nation, and those with relatively high incomes are willing to pay the most for …
Willingness To Pay For Curbside Recycling With Detection And Mitigation Of Hypothetical Bias, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
Willingness To Pay For Curbside Recycling With Detection And Mitigation Of Hypothetical Bias, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
David Aadland
No abstract provided.
Recycling In Utah: Too Little Or Too Much?, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
Recycling In Utah: Too Little Or Too Much?, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
David Aadland
No abstract provided.
A New Direction For Assessing Market Power In The Beef Packing Industry, Lynn Hunnicutt, Deevon Bailey, David Aadland, Michelle Crook
A New Direction For Assessing Market Power In The Beef Packing Industry, Lynn Hunnicutt, Deevon Bailey, David Aadland, Michelle Crook
David Aadland
No abstract provided.
Curbside Recycling: Waste Resource Or Waste Of Resources?, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
Curbside Recycling: Waste Resource Or Waste Of Resources?, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
David Aadland
In this paper, we address the often contentious debate over state and local recycling policy by carefully estimating the social net benefit of curbside recycling. Benefits are estimated using household survey data from over 4,000 households across 40 western U.S. cities. We calibrate household willingness-to-pay for hypothetical bias using an innovative experimental design that contrasts stated and revealed preferences. Cost estimates are compiled from previous studies by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Institute for Local Self Reliance, and from in-depth interviews with recycling coordinators in our sampled cities. Across our sample of cities, we find that the estimated …
Incentive Incompatibility And Starting-Point Bias In Iterative Valuation Questions: Comment, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
Incentive Incompatibility And Starting-Point Bias In Iterative Valuation Questions: Comment, David Aadland, Arthur Caplan
David Aadland
In a recent study, Whitehead (2002) proposes incentive-incompatibility and starting-point-bias tests for iterative willingness-to-pay questions. We show that if restrictions associated with the nature of starting-point bias are not imposed on the estimation, one obtains inconsistent estimates of the structural parameters and may draw inaccurate conclusions regarding the extent of incentive incompatibility and starting-point bias in contingent-valuation survey data.