Recent advances in consumer research have shown that the billing schedule has a significant impact on consumer decisions and consumption patterns. The strategy of devising different billing schedules to influence a customer’s purchase decision (or choice of consumption pattern) is well accepted, and should be effective as long as billing schedules are exactly the same as the perceived payment o...

This study used cumulative results to update the distributions from which offer amounts were drawn in a dichotomous choice contingent valuation of user benefits from wilderness canoeing in Ontario’s wilderness parks. An empirical model demonstrates the efficiency gains from using this procedure. Results allow comparison of variation in average daily willingness to pay (WTP) by trip length, indi...

We compare two approaches to mitigating hypothetical bias. The study design includes three treatments: an actual payment treatment, a contingent valuation (CV) treatment with a followup certainty question, and a CV treatment with a cheap talk script. Our results suggest that both the follow-up certainty treatment and the cheap talk treatment produce willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates consistent...

This paper explores the mobile payment phenomenon from SME perspectives in the Kenyan retail sector. Following a qualitative approach, and in-depth interviews, the study concludes that the contextual challenges of Kenya have rendered other forms of mobile payment such as making contactless payments, unknown. However, when other mobile payment options were made known, there was strong support fo...

The agricultural sector is of particular importance in the city of Bijar. Thus, the economic value perunit of water applid to the side effects of excessive groundwater resources in this area has a utmostimportance. Payment for estimation of water on a suitable production function was estimated revenueproducers. Therefore in this study to estimate the economic value of water resources in agricul...

Forests in the United States provide important carbon sequestration services that could be leveraged for climate change mitigation. There is increased interest among decision makers and investors to extend forest payment programs family owners (FFOs), largest category of private owners. Since FFOs manage forests multiple objectives, it unclear which contract requirements levels will appeal earl...

conclusions since traffic noise pollution is a high cost for tabriz residents, extensive preventive measures and comprehensive control programs by managers and city authorities as unavoidable necessities are suggested. the measures have to be taken by urban managers and decision-makers to reduce the health impact of traffic noise on tabriz residents. background noise pollution is one of the mos...

In recent years, a number of new payment solutions have been introduced with little success. The solutions have mostly been technology driven at the cost of convenience and value to the consumer. In this research in progress we investigate what characteristics of mobile payment solutions increase or decrease consumers' willingness to adopt these solutions. We also specify managerial implication...