Contingent Valuation: Controversies and Evidence

By Richard T. Carson, Nicholas E. Flores, N. Meade. 2000

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Measuring the Economic Value of Volunteer Work Globally: Concepts, Estimates, and a Roadmap to the Future (2011, neutral): “…subjective, some prominent economists believe that, with proper design, this approach can yield reliable indicators of value (Adamowics et al. 1998, Carson et al. 2001, Foster et al. 1997, Goldschmidt 1993, Hausman 1993, Portney 1994, Arrow et al. 1993, Quarter et al. 2003, Mook et al. 2005).”
Elasticities of Demand and Willingness to Pay for Environmental Services in Sweden (2003, background): “…responses are influenced by a “hypothetical bias” has been discussed and analyzed with mixed results elsewhere, see, e.g. Carson et al. (1996), Cummings et al. (1995), Frykblom (1997), Neill et al. (1994), and for recent reviews of the issues, Boyle and Bergstrom (1999) and Carson et al. (2001).”
The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation (2010, background): “However, meta-analysis find significant sensitivity to scale and scope (Smith and Osborne 1996) and, according to proponents, the sequencing and the sub-additivity effect can be explained in terms of substitution effects and diminishing marginal rates of substitution (Hanemann 1994; Carson et al. 20”
Valuing cultural heritage: the social benefits of restoring and old Arab tower (2005, result): “9 Another test for checking if the results conform to the predictions of the economic theory is if the percentage of respondents willing to pay a particular price falls as the price they are asked to pay increases [41].”
An Empirical Bayes Approach to Combining and Comparing Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life for Environmental Policy Analysis (2006, positive): “Many researchers argue that the VSL is sensitive to underlying study characteristics (Viscusi 1992; Carson et al. 2001; Mrozek and Taylor 2002).”
Behavioral economics for environmental policy (2008, background): “…opportunities (Kling et al., 2003; Zhao and Kling, 2001), positive transaction cost of exchange (see Venkatachalam, 2004), lack of experience of individuals in the market processes (List, 2003; Shogren et al., 1994) and improper administration of contingent valuation surveys (Carson et al., 2001).”
Ecosystem service value assessment for constructed wetlands: A case study in Hangzhou, China (2008, methodology): “Debate persists over the reliability of CVM and the overall suitability of passive use values in economic policy analysis (Ahlheim, 1998; Carson et al., 2001; Venkatachalam, 2004).”
Eliciting Willingness to Pay Without Bias: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2008, neutral): “Contingent valuation is still somewhat controversial in economics (Diamond and Hausman, 1994; Carson et al., 2001; Ariely et al., 2003).”