Do Entrance Fees Crowd Out Donations for Public Goods? Evidence from a Protected Area in Costa Rica

In this paper, we investigate how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park. To explore this issue, we conducted a stated preference study focusing on visitors’ preferences for donating money to raise funds for a protected area in Costa Rica given different entrance fee levels. The results reveal that there is incomplete crowding-out of donations when establishing an entrance fee.

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Year of publication:	2014-05-16
Authors:	Alpízar, Francisco ; Martinsson, Peter ; Nordén, Anna
Subject:	crowding out \| entrance fee \| donation \| voluntary contribution \| stated preferences \| protected areas \| Costa Rica

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	Q26 - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources ; Q28 - Government Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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