Differences Between Open-ended and Dichotomous Choice Elicitation Technologies:A Case Study in Northwest China

摘要：

Dichotomous choice and open-ended are two commonly used methods in contingent valuation (CVM). In this paper, both of the methods were used to elicit the farmers willingness to pay (WTP) for the irrigation water in Zhangye district, northwest China. We found the dichotomous choice yield higher WTP estimate than open-ended, but the difference is small, which argues for the convergent validity of the valuation exercise. Also, we found there may be yea-saying in dichotomous choice at lower bids, though there is no distinct difference in respondent behavior between the two elicitation methods.

关键词： contingent valuation method (cvm) willingness to pay (wtp) open-ended dichotomous choice northwest china

作者: Jianguo Liu

作者单位: Cold and Arid Regions of Environmental and Engineering Research Institute(CAREERI)Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)Lanzhou, PR China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Management Science(2010年IEEE高级管理科学国际会 IEEE ICAMS 2010)

会议地点: 成都

会议语种:英文

页码: 275-278

在线出版日期: 2010-07-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）