In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improveenvironmental quality and thus individuals’ well-being. However, how do individuals valuethe environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representinga new non-market valuation...

How does a choice experiment (CE) model derived under standard preference axioms perform for respondents with incomplete preferences?[...]

Using a choice experiment, this paper investigates how Swedish citizens value three environmental quality objectives. In addition, a follow-up question is used to investigate whether respondents ignored any attributes when responding. The resulting information is used in the model estimation by...

This paper examines households’ preferences for community recycling programs,which have both public and private good dimensions. The data come from a surveyconducted in Seattle, WA that elicited stated preferences for different recyclingsystems (or program changes) relative to status quo with...

We investigate whether Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator recommendations regarding improvements in environmental quality differ from citizen preferences. The scope and significance of the possible difference are assessed by conducting identical choice experiments on a...