Estimating willingness to pay with the stochastic payment card design: further evidence from rural Cameroon |
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Authors: | William Munpuibeyi Fonta Hyacinth E Ichoku Kanayo K Ogujiuba |
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Institution: | (1) Health/Environmental Economics Unit, Department of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | This study reports new empirical findings of the field test of the stochastic payment card (SPC) design recently proposed
by Wang (Contingent valuation of environmental resources: A stochastic perspective, 1997a; Journal of Environmental Economics & Management 32:219–232, 1997b). The purpose is to see how well this new contingent valuation method (CVM) elicitation format works in different cultural
contexts, and what lessons can be drawn in general regarding its usefulness in environmental valuation. The survey is designed
to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) values for an intended community-based environmental project in rural Cameroon (i.e.,
the control of malaria using larvivorous eating fish species). In order to estimate the bid function, Heckman’s 2-step method
is used to detect, and if possible, correct for sample selection bias, an issue overlooked by the 2-step modeling approach
proposed by Wang (1997a). The results suggest generally that in the presence of sample selection bias, Heckman’s 2-step estimates are more efficient
and reliable for the public project in question than Wang’s proposed 2-stage modeling approach. |
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