The main objective of the study outlined in this paper was to examine how the inclusion of an additional labelled alternative, to provide respondents with more choice in a stated preference survey, impacted on choice complexity. The valuation context was to elicit preferences for improvements in...

The focus of this report is to test if protection values at a particular GBR site may be easily transferred to other case studies of interest in the region. The research involved valuing three local case studies in the GBR and testing how values were consistent across site and population...

Stated choice models based on the random utility framework are becoming increasingly popular in the applied economics literature. The need to account for respondents' preference heterogeneity in such models has motivated researchers in agricultural, environmental, health, and transport economics...

Integrated catchment policies are widely used to manage natural resources in Australian catchments.Decision support tools available to aid integrated catchment management are often limited in theirintegration of environmental processes with socio-economic systems. Fully integrated models...

Integrated catchment policies are widely used to manage natural resources in Australian catchments.Decision support tools available to aid integrated catchment management are often limited in theirintegration of environmental processes with socio-economic systems. Fully integrated models...

This paper presents analysis of the decision-making strategies adopted by respondents when confronted with potential policy options that include changes in both aggregate levels of welfare and equity in distribution. The analysis is based on the results of a choice experiment designed to...