Using a multi-site valuation study of groundwater quality, this paper compares the accuracy of alternative methods of transferring values from study sites to policy sites. Transferring benefit functions is more accurate than transfers of average contingent values. Relative accuracy is highly...

Information, or lack thereof, is an important input in value formation and the distribution of contingent values. Although most conceptualizations of the contingent valuation process stress that information provision should be 'adequate,' very little empirical research has been devoted to...

In a departure from past contingent valuation research of groundwater quality, this paper estimates a damage function for nitrate exposures based on actual water test results of individual wells. From the perspective of reliability, it is argued that such a full information approach more closely...

This paper utilizes laboratory and field experiments to test the use of a provision point mechanism to finance renewable energy programs, commonly known as green pricing programs. The mechanism solicits discrete contributions towards a provision threshold using a money-back guarantee for...

This paper argues that higher property taxes and uncertainty about post-easement tax levels create a disincentive for landowners to participate in federal conservation easement programs such as the Wetland Reserve Program. This hypothesis is supported by exploratory econometric analyses using...

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation utilized a demand revealing public good mechanism to implement a green electricity program for provision of renewable energy and planting trees. This GreenChoiceTM program provided an opportunity to test the reliability of contingent valuation for predicting...