| Author: | Bulte, E. (et al.) |
| Title: | The effect of varying the causes of environmental problems on stated WTP values: evidence from a field study |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
2005 : MAR, VOL. 49:2, p. 330-342 |
| Index terms: | environmental damage Netherlands problem solving |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Standard applications of utility theory assume that utility depends only on outcomes and not on causes. This paper uses a field experiment conducted in the Netherlands to determine if alternative causes of an environmental problem affect willigness to pay to amend it. The findings suggest that people are willing to pay substantially more to correct problems caused by humans than by nature. However, no support were found for the thesis that moral responsibility matters. |
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