Economics
Willingness to pay for water quality improvements in the United States and Canada: Considering possibilities for international meta-analysis and benefit transfer
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This paper presents a multinational meta-analysis estimated to identify systematic components of willingness to pay for surface water quality improvements, developed to support benefit transfer for Canadian policy development. Metadata are drawn from stated preference studies that estimate WTP for water quality changes affecting aquatic life habitats-a type of study with few Canadian examples. The goals of this paper are to assess the properties of a multinational (United States/Canada) meta-analysis compared to a single-country (U.S.) analog; illustrate the potential information that may be derived as well as the analytical challenges; and assess the performance of resulting meta-functions for benefit transfer. Copyright 2010 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association.
Publication Title
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
Publication Date
2010
Volume
39
Issue
1
First Page
114
Last Page
131
ISSN
1068-2805
DOI
10.1017/S1068280500001866
Keywords
benefit cost analysis, meta-regression analysis, stated preference, water quality, willingness to pay
Repository Citation
Johnston, Robert J. and Thomassin, Paul J., "Willingness to pay for water quality improvements in the United States and Canada: Considering possibilities for international meta-analysis and benefit transfer" (2010). Economics. 199.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_economics/199
