Matthew G. Interis

America's Wetland? A National Survey of Willingness to Pay for Restoration of Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands

ABSTRACT A nationwide survey was conducted to estimate welfare associated with large-scale wetland restoration in coastal Louisiana. Binary- and multinomial-choice survey instruments were administered via Knowledge Networks, using the latter to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for increments in three ecosystem services: wildlife habitat provision, storm surge protection, and fisheries productivity. Results indicate that confidence in government agencies, political leanings, and “green” lifestyle choices were significant explanatory factors. All three ecosystem services significantly affected project support, with increased fisheries productivity having the largest marginal effect, followed by improved storm surge protection and increased wildlife habitat. Mean household WTP, in the form of a one-time tax, is estimated to be

Who Buys Food Directly from Producers in the Southeastern United States

909 (confidence interval

Consequentiality and Opt-out Responses in Stated Preference Surveys

732–

Location, Location, Habitat: How the Value of Ecosystem Services Varies across Location and by Habitat

1,185), with resource users being willing to pay substantially more. This figure implies a mean aggregate willingness to pay of

Assessing the value of short-term study abroad programmes to students

105 billion (confidence interval

Examining unconditional preference revelation in choice experiments: a voting game approach

84–

Overheating Willingness to Pay: Who Gets Warm Glow and What It Means for Valuation

136 billion) in excess of the State of Louisianas estimated

What Environmental Economists Think Every Conservation Biologist Should Know: Reply to Gowdy Et Al.

50 billion cost for a statewide restoration program similar to the hypothetical restoration in this study. JEL Codes: Q51, Q57.

On Norms: A Typology with Discussion

To capitalize on potential opportunities presented by growing consumer demand for locally grown foods, farmers need insight into significant motivations and behavioral characteristics of consumers in their region. This article aims to evaluate the characteristics of southeastern urban consumers who purchased food directly from producers. Novel study findings include the impact of disease incidences that occurred in respondent and related family members, a more accurate understanding of U.S. agriculture, relatively higher levels of concern about U.S. food safety, and greater physical activity levels, which are significant motivators of increased likelihood to purchase direct from producers.

The Effects of Consequentiality in Binary- and Multinomial-Choice Surveys

The objective of this study was to test for the effect of consequentiality on the probability of a respondent opting out of voting in a stated preference survey. We find that respondents who believe that the survey is inconsequential are more likely to opt out than to vote yes in both binomial-choice and multinomial-choice formats and are more likely to vote no than to opt out in the multinomial-choice format. We also find that respondents who are uncertain about consequentiality are more likely to opt out than to choose yes or no under both choice formats.