In this paper we propose theoretically consistent welfare measurement of use and nonuse values for an improvement in environmental quality with revealed and stated preference data. An analytical model based on the comparative static analysis of the variation function that describes the relationship between recreation demand and dichotomous choice contingent valuation models is estimated. Our re...

Businesses and governments devote substantial resources to the collection and analysis of survey data concerning the public’s preferences. The possibility of strategic responses to such surveys is analyzed. Consequential and hypothetical surveys are formally defined. For the former the question is posed: what form should strategic behavior take? The particular form is shown to be context depend...

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