Preventing land loss in coastal Louisiana: estimates of WTP and WTA |
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Authors: | Petrolia Daniel R Kim Tae-Goun |
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Institution: | Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Box 5187, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. petrolia@agecon.msstate.edu |
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Abstract: | A dichotomous-choice contingent-valuation survey was conducted in the State of Louisiana (USA) to estimate compensating surplus (CS) and equivalent surplus (ES) welfare measures for the prevention of future coastal wetland losses in Louisiana. Valuations were elicited using both willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness to accept compensation (WTA) payment vehicles. Mean CS (WTP) estimates based on a probit model using a Box-Cox specification on income was $825 per household annually, and mean ES (WTA) was estimated at $4444 per household annually. Regression results indicate that the major factors influencing support for land-loss prevention were income (positive, WTP model only), perceived hurricane protection benefits (positive), environmental and recreation protection (positive), distrust of government (negative), age (positive, WTA model only), and race (positive for whites). |
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Keywords: | H41 Q24 Q26 Q51 Q57 |
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