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| Author: | Cooper, P. Poe, G.L. Bateman, I.J. |
| Title: | The structure of motivation for contingent values: a case study of lake water quality improvement |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2004 : SEP, VOL. 50:1-2, p. 69-82 |
| Index terms: | Ecology Environmental protection Motivation Methodology Contingent valuation Case studies United Kingdom |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Critics of the contingent valuation (CV) method have argued that individuals apply "non-economic" motives in responding to CV questions, implying that elicited values are not valid measures of the economic benefit of environmental (hereafter as: env-al.) improvement. This study examines the role of such motives by using measures of attitude and motive strength to interpret willingness-to-pay (WTP) values for a set of nested env-al. goods with potential use and non-use benefits. WTP is not found to be associated with the extent to which the individual feels under some general moral obligation to contribute to "good causes". Motives arising from ethical concerns for the environment and altruism are also potentially relevant to WTP but are closely related to underlying motives associated with existence and personal use values, respectively. |
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