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Understanding Public Support for Indigenous Natural Resource Management in Northern Australia
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Zander, Kerstin K; Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University; The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University; kerstin.zander@cdu.edu.au.
Increased interest in indigenous-led natural resource management (NRM) on traditionally owned land in northern Australia has raised important questions in relation to policies that compensate indigenous Australians for providing environmental services. A choice experiment survey was mailed out to respondents across the whole of Australia to assess if and to what extent Australian people think that society benefits from these services and how much they would pay for them. More than half the respondents would in principle support indigenous NRM in northern Australia, with a high willingness to pay for carbon, biodiversity, and recreational services. Social aspects of indigenous NRM, however, were not valued by the society, emphasizing the need for awareness...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conservation marketing; Environmental services; PES; Traditional country; Willingness to pay.
Ano: 2013

Preferences of Local People for the Use of Peatlands: the Case of the Richest Peatland Region in Finland
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Tolvanen, Anne; Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland; Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland; anne.tolvanen@metla.fi; Juutinen, Artti; Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland; Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland; Department of Economics, University of Oulu, Finland; artti.juutinen@metla.fi; Svento, Rauli; Department of Economics, University of Oulu, Finland; rauli.svento@oulu.fi.
We analyze the potential for socioeconomically sustainable peatland use by investigating conflicting interests, revealing trade-offs that people are willing to accept, and studying whether opinions are dependent on socioeconomic and demographic factors. Opinions toward five forms of peatland use and seven peatland ecosystem services were surveyed in Northern Ostrobothnia in northern Finland in 2011. Choice experiment (CE) was used to reveal trade-offs in land use preferences, and groups of respondents were identified using the latent class model (LCM). We identified three classes of respondents in which environmentalists showed a high preference toward the cessation of peat production and increase of peatland restoration, the production-oriented class...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conflict management; Ecosystem services; Land use management.
Ano: 2013

Willingness to pay for ecosystem conservation in Alaska&amp;#8217;s Tongass National Forest: a choice modeling study
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Hjerpe, Evan E.; Conservation Economics Institute; evan@conservationecon.org; Hussain, Anwar; Forest Policy Center, Auburn University; Conservation Economics Institute; anwar@conservationecon.org.
Forest ecosystems contribute to human welfare in important ways, but because of the nonmarket nature of many of the goods and services produced, both markets and governments fail to optimize their production commensurate with their economic and ecological significance. Despite the recent proliferation of nonmarket environmental valuation in the literature, the incorporation of nonmarket values into public forest decision making has been limited by institutional and methodological barriers. To address this disconnect, we conducted a case study to quantify conservation values for the Tongass National Forest in a manner conducive for public forest planning. A choice experiment featuring proposed forest management alternatives with changes in critical...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conservation economics; Ecological restoration; Nonmarket valuation; Old-growth forests; Tongass National Forest.
Ano: 2016

Changements organisationnels et analyse des préférences du consommateur des produits frais de la pêche par la méthode des choix multi-attributs
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Razafimandimby, Haja.
The central purpose of this thesis is the development of fresh fishery products with on one hand the issue of organizational methods adopted by stakeholders in the fisheries sector in France and on the other hand the question of explanatory factors in consumer preferences for these products. The neo-institutional theory of governance structures is used to analyze different organizational methods adopted in the industry. The theory of innovation is mobilized to study the contribution of organizational innovations in the development of fresh products. The results of the study of governance structures reveal the complementarity between the market and hybrid forms concerning the supply of supermarkets and hypermarkets in France. Mainly observed Hybrid forms...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Méthode des choix multi-attributs; Innovations organisationnelles; Modes organisationnels; Préférences du consommateur; Valorisation de produits frais; Choice experiment; Organizational innovations; Organizational methods; Consumer preferences; Value of fresh produce.
Ano: 2013
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00498/60945/64338.pdf

冷凍枝豆の消費者選択 : 原産国と農場・加工会社形態の効果
Provedor de dados: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Academic Repository (OAK)
Autores: 葉, 雅雯; 澤田, 学; YEH, Yawen; SAWADA, Manabu.
小稿の目的は，国産冷凍枝豆と，原料枝豆農場と冷凍加工会社の形態が異なる複数の外国産冷凍枝豆が購入可能な状況を想定した冷凍枝豆の選択実験により，冷凍枝豆の原産国属性の消費者評価を計量的に明らかにすることである。北海道帯広市の215 名から得た選択実験回答データを条件付きロジットモデルで分析した結果，1）外国産冷凍枝豆に対する平均的消費者の支払意志額は，国産冷凍枝豆に比べ極めて低いが，「低価格志向」が強く，「国産志向」の弱い消費者では 国産と外国産の間の評価差が縮小する，2）原料枝豆栽培農場を日本の輸入販売会社の指定農場とすることで外国産冷凍枝豆に対する支払意志額が高まる，ことが明らかとなった。 The purpose of this study was to clarify quantitatively Japanese consumers’ valuation of frozen edamame. Two hundred and fifteen consumers living in Obihiro City, Hokkaido, served as respondents. Four different types of frozen edamame (domestic frozen edamame, frozen edamame from Taiwan, frozen edamame from Thailand, and frozen edamame from China) were analyzed in a choice experiment using a conditional logit model. The following results were obtained: 1)...
Palavras-chave: 冷凍枝豆; 原産国; 消費者評価; 選択実験; 支払意志額; Frozen edamame; Country of origin; Consumer valuation; Choice experiment; Willingness-to-pay.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3534

虫残存枝豆についての情報提供と消費者反応
Provedor de dados: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Academic Repository (OAK)
Autores: 河田, 幸視; KAWATA, Yukichika.
本稿の目的は、無農薬や減農薬野菜の購入に際して、どの程度の理解がなされた上で購入されているのかを、枝豆を事例として分析することである。一般の人々と本学学部生を対象に、それぞれCVMと選択型実験を用いてデータを収集した。データ収集のためのアンケート調査では、中途で枝豆の虫喰い・虫残存についての情報を提供し、情報の提供によって消費行動に変化が起こるかを、支払意志額の変化をもとに分析した。その結果、情報の提供前後で支払意志額は変化し、 主として虫喰い・虫残存の可能性を低くする行動が見られた。一般の人々と本学学部生とでは、一般の人々の方が無農薬・減農薬をいっそう評価しており、支払意志額は学生の方が高くなった。 The purpose of this paper is to examine how well consumers understand the attributes of pesticide-free and/or pesticide-reduced vegetables when they purchase them. We examined this issue taking green soybeans as an example. We collected data by applying the contingent valuation method and the choice experiment approach for the general public and undergraduate students, respectively. We provided information on worm-eaten green soybeans between the first and...
Palavras-chave: 選択型実験; CVM; 市場の失敗; 消費者行動; 枝豆; Choice experiment; Contingent Valuation Method; Market failure; Consumer behavior; Green soybean.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3816

AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF CONVERGENT VALIDITY OF BENEFIT TRANSFER IN CONTINGENT CHOICE: INTRODUCTORY APPLICATIONS WITH NEW CRITERIA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jiang,   Yong; Swallow,   Stephen K.; McGonagle,   Michael P.
Benefit transfer has been an important, practical policy tool appealing to government agencies, especially when time or budget is constrained. However, the existing literature fails to support convergent validity of benefit transfer using the stated-preference method. This empirical study examines the convergent validity of benefit transfer using the choice modeling method, a potentially promising technique compatible with the heterogeneity of the transfer contexts. Based on a survey designed for Rhode Island (RI) and modified only slightly for Massachusetts (MA), regarding coastal land management, four convergent validity tests were conducted on the benefit transfer from RI to MA. Although results fail to support convergent validity in all aspects, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benefit transfer; Contingent choice method; Choice experiment; Convergent validity; Land management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20040

Differential Influence of Relative Poverty on Preferences for Ecosystem Services: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Glenk,   Klaus; Barkmann,   Jan; Schwarze,   Stefan; Zeller,   Manfred; Marggraf,   Rainer.
Ecosystem services generate benefits that enter human consumption either directly or indirectly via their contribution to human production activities. In this contribution, we provide evidence that (i) the demand of peasants for ecosystem services in rural Indonesia depends on relative poverty; and that (ii) the type of reaction to poverty depends on the specific relation of the ecosystem services to peasant production and consumption. In early 2005 a representative choice experiment study was conducted in the Lore Lindu area in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, to quantify regional economic preferences (marginal willingessto- pay: MWTP) for four different ecosystem services (n=249; rattan and water availability, shading in cacao agroforestry, population size...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Relative poverty; Choice experiment; Ecosystem services; Environmental valuation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q21; Q51; Q56; Q57.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25681

What to Choose?  The Value of Label Claims to Fresh Produce Consumers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bond,   Craig A.; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Bond,   Jennifer Keeling.
We examine consumer response to label information using a hypothetical choice experiment on red leaf lettuce attribute bundles.  Using survey responses, several mixed logit models with random parameters and varying correlation assumptions are estimated that provide estimated of marginal utilities ( and marginal values) of various attributes related to general health claims, specific nutrition and health claims, certification logos, and certified organic claims (relative to the conventional reference group) for this fresh produce product.  We find that consumers distinguish between labeling claims, and that attribute bundling effects are present, suggesting the results from main effects (linear) models may be misleading.  Furthermore, the results imply that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conditional distribution; Preference heterogeneity; Produce labels; Random parameters; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46559

Welfare Effects of Food Miles Labels
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Caputo,   Vincenzina; Vassilopoulos,   Achilleas; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Canavari,   Maurizio.
We assessed the consumer welfare effects of two generic food miles labels: carbon dioxide (CO2) emission label and number of miles label. Using data from a choice experiment, our results generally suggest that a mandatory labeling policy for either type of label would have a positive welfare effect on both informed and uninformed consumers. However, a label informing consumers about the number of miles the food product has travelled provides greater positive welfare effects than a label informing consumers about the amount of CO2 emission.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Welfare effect; Generic food miles labelling programs; Choice experiment; Italy.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109314

Do Local Production, Organic Certification, Nutritional Claims, and Product Branding Pay in Consumer Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Batte,   Marvin T.; Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Stan,   Ernst.
This research furthers the assessment of consumer demand for locally produced foods, while also considering a host of other food attributes that may interact to influence consumer utility. Using stated preference data from a choice-based conjoint analysis survey instrument, we estimate willingness-to-pay for processed food products (blackberry jam) that are differentiated with respect to their branding, the location of their production, certification as organically produced, branding as a product of a small family farming association, and carrying a State Proud certification. Although price is the most important single attribute influencing consumer choice for our sample, consumers also were willing to pay more for food products produced in their state or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Choice experiment; Locally produced food; Organic foods; Product differentiation; Produce marketing; State Proud programs; Willingness-to-pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61026

Food Authenticity, Technology and Consumer Acceptance
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; McDonald,   Jillian; Zhang,   Jing.
Traceability and authenticity issues have gained increasing prominence in food markets and create both opportunities and challenges for the food industry in providing credible information to consumers. Internal molecular tagging is an emerging technology with the potential to deliver traceability and authenticity assurances. A key question for the food industry in adopting new technologies is consumer acceptance. This paper explores consumer attitudes toward traceability and authenticity and the role of information in affecting consumer acceptance of new technologies, using molecular tagging as an example. Data were gathered from an online survey conducted in Canada in December 2010. To determine whether product-specific effects exist, two versions of the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Authenticity; Consumer acceptance; Choice experiment; Information treatment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123881

Eliciting values for environmental attributes of a private good using a real choice experiment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Michaud,   C.; Llerena,   D.
Markets for environmentally friendly products have been expanding during the last decade. These products provide both private benefits to the consumer and environmental – public – benefits. The demand for environmentally friendly products has consequently received a growing interest. Our study aims at studying consumers' choices for a non-food product, i.e. roses, with different environmental attributes. We combine a choice experiment with a laboratory experiment to provide real economic incentives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Environmental attributes; Real economic incentives; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44234

Comparison of Stated Choice and In-store Experimental Methods in Predicting Actual Market Behavior for Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Consumers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gallardo,   Rosa Karina; Hanson,   Terrill R.; Hudson,   Darren.
The stated choice (SC) and actual revealed pricing/purchase experimental methods were compared for their ability to predict purchasing behavior and willingness-to-pay for freshwater prawns.  SC hypothetical bias may be a consequence of difficulties in controlling factors affecting real world situations, small sample sizes and confusion related to the new product.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Grocery store experiment; New product; Purchasing behavior; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35623

USING A CHOICE EXPERIMENT TO ESTIMATE THE DEMAND OF HUNGARIAN FARMERS FOR FOOD SECURITY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY DURING ECONOMIC TRANSITION
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Birol,   Ekin; Kontoleon,   Andreas; Smale,   Melinda.
Hungarian home gardens are small farms that are repositories of agrobiodiversity and provide food security during economic transition. We use a choice experiment to test the hypothesis that farmer demand for home gardens will decrease as markets develop with European Union accession. Data represent 22 communities with varying levels of market and social infrastructure. We find that farmers located in more economically developed communities choose to be less dependent on small farms for food and prefer lower levels of agrobiodiversity. Findings indicate that the survival of small farms is jeopardized by economic change, but point to some conservation policy options.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Agrobiodiversity; Home gardens; Choice experiment; Multi-functional agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31937

Italian wine consumer behaviour and wineries responsive capacity
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Malorgio,   Giulio; Hertzberg,   Anna; Grazia,   Cristina.
This paper analyzes habits and motivations behind wine consumption in Italy and focuses on the attributes affecting wine choice, through interviews and a choice experiment approach. We show that consumers are interested in a wide concept of quality, which covers the whole production process. Both the notoriety of the industrial brand and the designation of origin constitute important quality signals. However, the use of the designation of origin to assess quality at the moment of purchase requires a certain level of product knowledge and involvement. Supermarkets and stores play an increasing role in the commercialization of wine on the final market. Nevertheless, the appreciation of private label wines is relatively low. Finally, we provide some...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine consumer behaviour; Choice experiment; Wineries strategies; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44419

Heterogeneidad de preferencias y experimentos de eleccion: aplicacion de un logit con parametros aleatorios a la demanda de nueces
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Camarena-Gomez,   Dena M.; Sanjuan,   Ana Isabel.
RESUMEN En este artículo se examinan las preferencias declaradas de los consumidores hacia las nueces, mediante un experimento de eleccion, con un doble objetivo: primero, identificar los atributos más relevantes para el consumidor a la hora de adquirir este fruto y, segundo, estimar las posibilidades de introducción de la variedad Pecán. De ello se pueden obtener guías sobre la manera de incentivar el consumo y recomendaciones a las empresas comercializadoras. Los datos se analizaron mediante la estimación de un modelo logit mixto o con parámetros aleatorios, que permite relajar la propiedad de IIA (independencia de alternativas irrelevantes) presente en los modelos logit con parámetros fijos, al permitir que el coeficiente de cada atributo/nivel varíe...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mixed or random parameters logit; Stated preferences; Choice experiment; Heterogeneous preferences; Walnuts; Demand and Price Analysis; Q13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28776

Measuring Willingness to Accept for GM Food by Characteristics
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tae-Kyun,   Kim; Hyun-Ji,   Lee; Na-Kyoung,   Hong.
Korean consumers' willingness to accept (WTA) for GM food are studied in this paper.  This study compares hypothetical and nonhypothetical responses to choice experiment questions. We test for hypothetical bias in a choice experiment involving GM rice with differing characteristic attributes and multinomial logit model is applied to predict the estimated results. In general, hypothetical responses predicted higher probabilities of purchasing GM rice than nonhypothetical responses. Thus, hypothetical choices overestimate willingness to accept for GM rice.  The results of this paper could contributes to government's GM food policies and subsequent studies, also improving economic welfare of farmers and consumers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM Food; Willingness to Accept; Choice experiment; Hypothetical bias; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103629

Rider Preferences and Economic Values for Equestrian Trails
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Pelton,   Marie E.; Pagoulatos,   Angelos.
Recreational horseback riding is an important but less studied component of the equine industry. Using choice experiment data collected from a survey conducted in Kentucky, this study assesses rider preferences and economic values associated with various equestrian trail characteristics. Results indicate that although individuals have different opinions, trail characteristics such as length of trail, scenic views, and distance from home all have significant economic implications. In addition, riders prefer trails that are restricted for horse-riding only. Policy implications on maintaining current and creating new trails are given based on these results.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Economic valuation; Equestrian trail; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q26.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123212

Andalusian Demand for Non-Market Goods from Mountain Olive Groves
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Kallas,   Zein; Nekhay,   Olexandr.
Agricultural multifunctionality is the recognition of the joint exercise of economic, environmental and social functions by this sector. In order to make this concept operative for the design of public policies, it is necessary to estimate the social demand for such functions. The main objective of this article is to present an empirical application in this line. For this purpose we have taken the agricultural system of mountain olive groves in Andalusia (Southern Spain) at risk of abandonment after the decoupling of the EU subsidies as a case study. The economic valuation technique used is the Choice Experiment. According to the results, there is a different contribution of each attribute to the improvement of the Society level of utility. The main...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural multifunctionality; Economic valuation; Choice experiment; Olive groves; Andalusia (Spain); Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Q11; Q18; Q24.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25385

Comparing Willingness to Pay for Organic, Natural, Locally Grown, and State Marketing Program Promoted Foods in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Onken,   Kathryn A.; Bernard,   John C.; Pesek,   John D., Jr.
A choice experiment of Mid-Atlantic consumers was conducted to determine marginal willingness to pay for the attributes organic, natural, locally grown, and state marketing program promoted for strawberry preserves. The influence of purchasing venue on willingness to pay was also examined. Results indicated a price premium when purchased at a farmers market across all five states and versions. Organic was preferred to natural in only one state. Preference ordering between local and state program promoted varied. Consumers in Maryland and Pennsylvania clearly preferred local, while those in New Jersey seemed most likely to prefer the state program version.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic; Natural; Locally grown; State marketing program; Choice experiment; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106065

Consumers' choice of broiler meat in Finland: the effects of country of origin and production methods
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pouta,   Eija; Forsman-Hugg,   Sari; Heikkila,   Jaakko; Isoniemi,   Merja; Makela,   Johanna; Paananen,   Jaana.
Among consumers there is an increasing interest and concern about the ways food is produced. This calls for the poultry industry to differentiate their products and production methods to directions valued by the consumers. In this study we use choice experiment to analyse the importance of broiler production method and the country of origin for the Finnish consumers. In the experiment, we offer several alternatives for regular broiler, including products that have been produced using organic methods, as well as products produced by emphasising animal welfare or consumer health aspects. The conditional logit model of consumer preferences for broiler meat in Finland revealed the very strong positive perceptions of domestically produced broiler products....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Latent class analysis; Preference heterogenity; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43543

VALUING PREFERENCES OVER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES GIVEN STATE-DEPENDENT PREFERENCES AND HETEROGENEOUS STATUS QUO
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Londono,   Catalina; Ando,   Amy Whritenour.
Paper removed at the request of the authors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nonmarket valuation; State-dependent preferences; Stormwater; Aquatic habitat; Choice experiment; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103415

Supply chain differentiation, contract agriculture, and farmers’ marketing preferences: the case of sweet pepper in Thailand
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Schipmann,   Christin; Qaim,   Matin.
There is an emerging body of literature analyzing how smallholder farmers in developing countries can be linked to modern supply chains. However, most of the available studies concentrate on farm and farmer characteristics, failing to capture details of institutional arrangements between farmers and traders. Moreover, farmers’ preferences have rarely been considered. Here, we address these gaps by analyzing different market channels for sweet pepper in Thailand. Using data from a survey and choice experiment with farmers, we find that there is a general preference for marketing options that do not involve a contract. Additional provision of inputs and credit can increase the attractiveness of contracts. Yet, the most important factor for farmers is to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Contract design; Farmers’ stated preferences; Modern agricultural supply chains; Thailand; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; L14; O31; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108349

Efficiency benefits of choice model experimental design updating: a case study
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kerr,   Geoffrey N.; Sharp,   Basil M.H.
Efficient experimental designs offer the potential to reduce confidence intervals for parameters of interest in choice models, or to reduce required sample sizes. C-efficiency recognises the salience of willingness to pay estimates rather than utility function parameters. This study reports on a choice model application that incorporated updated statistical designs based on initial responses in order to maximise C-efficiency. The revised design delivered significant improvements.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Experimental design; Choice experiment; Efficiency; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47623

MODELING FARMERS PREFENCES FOR AGRIENVIRONMENTAL SCHEME DESIGN: A SPANISH CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Espinosa-Goded,   Maria; Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús; Ruto,   Eric.
Agri-environmental schemes (AES) have had a limited effect on European agriculture due to farmer’s reluctance to participate in them. Information on the role that AES design can have on encouraging farmers to participate can be an important input into the design of such policies. This paper investigates farmers’ preferences for different design options related to a specific AES in Spain using a mixed logit error component choice experiment approach allowing for preference heterogeneity and correlation amongst the non status quo alternatives. In particular, findings show farmers preference for greater flexibility in scheme implementation, presence of a fixed-rate payment per contract and additional advisory services. However, heterogeneity in the value of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Agri-environmental schemes; Farmers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50328

Ethnic food preferences in the Spanish market
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Camarena-Gomez,   Dena M.; Sanjuan,   Ana Isabel.
A labelled choice experiment is conducted in order to investigate preferences of Spanish consumers towards ethnic cuisines. In particular, the three best known cuisines, Mexican, Arab and Asian, are considered, across three consumption situations: restaurant, take-away and at home. Wald statistics are applied in order to assess the differential marginal utilities of ethnic food in alternative consumption situations, and the appropriateness of considering a linear effect in price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Ethnic food; Consumers; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44421

Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation in Applesauce: Using a Choice Experiment to Assess the Value of Organic, Local, and Nutrition Attributes
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: James,   Jennifer S.; Rickard,   Bradley J.; Rossman,   William J.
Recently, there has been much interest among horticultural producers concerning the marketing of organic and locally produced food. A consumer survey was administered that asked respondents to choose an applesauce product from a list of products differentiated by price, and by labels that described fat content, nutrition content, and whether the product was grown organically and/or locally. Our analysis indicates that consumers were willing to pay more for locally grown applesauce compared to applesauce that was labeled USDA Organic, Low Fat, or No Sugar Added. Furthermore, we find evidence that increased knowledge of agriculture decreases the willingness to pay for organic and locally grown applesauce.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Applesauce; Choice experiment; Consumer demand; Fruit and vegetable markets; Local food; Multinomial logit model; Organic; Pennsylvania; Willingness to pay; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59248

Finding True Consumer Attitudes: Do Validation Questions Help?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; House,   Lisa; Bi,   Xiang.
A survey with validation question was delivered to 3475 respondents to study the impact of using validation question to improve data quality. Results show that The respondents who passed the validation question had significantly older ages, higher median incomes and higher education levels. The WTP estimates with and without the respondents who fails the validation question differ significantly.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Survey data quality; Validation question; Willingness to pay; Seafood; Choice experiment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123922

Walnut Preferences in Spain: Is the Spanish Consumer Ready for New Varieties?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Camarena-Gomez,   Dena M.; Sanjuan,   Ana Isabel.
Stated consumer preferences for walnuts in Spain are investigated by means of a choice experiment. Conditional heterogeneity is explored, assuming two possible sources: how often walnuts are consumed and how driven by health and nutrition attitudes or convenience the consumer is. In particular, the possibilities for a mostly unknown variety in the Spanish market are investigated. Specific guidelines for the distribution and commercialisation of walnuts are provided.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Logit model; Stated preferences; Choice experiment; Walnuts; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; M31.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24749

Valuing agricultural externalities in Canterbury rivers and streams
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Cullen,   Ross; Bicknell,   Kathryn.
Water quality and quantity concerns in Canterbury are intrinsically related to agriculture. Monetary values for impacts on streams and rivers is lacking in policy debate. This paper employs choice modelling to estimate values of three impacts on rivers and streams in Canterbury associated with agriculture: health risks of E coli from animal waste, ecological effects of excess nutrients, and low-flow impacts of irrigation. This study provides a valuation of outcomes for public policy implemented in Canterbury such as The Dairy and Clean Streams Accord, Living Streams, and The Restorative Programme for Lowland Streams.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-market-valuation; Choice experiment; Agricultural externalities; New Zealand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96445

Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation in Applesauce: Using a Choice Experiment to Assess the Value of Organic, Local and Nutrition Attributes
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: James,   Jennifer S.; Rickard,   Bradley J.; Rossman,   William J.
Recently there is much interest among horticultural producers concerning the marketing of organically- and locally- produced food. Here we developed a consumer survey that asked respondents to choose an applesauce product from a list of products differentiated by price and four attributes. The products were differentiated by labels that described fat content, nutrition content, and whether the product was grown organically and/or locally. The survey was distributed to 3,000 residents in rural Pennsylvania and over 1,500 responses were collected yielding a response rate of 56%. Survey results were used to assess consumers’ willingness to pay for the product attributes in applesauce, and we found that consumers were willing to pay more for locally-grown...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Applesauce; Choice experiment; Consumer demand; Fruit and vegetable markets; Locally grown; Multinomial logit model; Organic; Pennsylvania; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48916

A Two-Stage Choice Experiment Approach to Elicit Consumer Preferences
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Another version will replace the current draft
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Milk; Attribute information; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103472

Comparacion de la ordenacion contingente y del experimento de eleccion en la valoracion de las funciones no privadas de los bosques
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Amoros,   Joan Mogas; Riera,   Pere.
RESUMEN: En este trabajo se presenta una comparación entre dos métodos de valoración de preferencias declaradas: la ordenación contingente y el experimento de elección. Se incluye una aplicación empírica en la que se valoran los impactos que una determinada forestación de terrenos agrícolas en Cataluña tendría sobre la función recreativa, de absorción de CO2 y de protección frente a la erosión de los bosques. Los resultados muestran diferencias entre los valores obtenidos a partir de los dos métodos, siendo los del método de elección significativamente mayores. Además, esta divergencia se mantiene cuando se comparan observaciones pairwise obtenidas directamente a través del método de elección con las simulaciones pairwise procedentes de la ordenación...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental valuation; Contingent ranking; Choice experiment; Afforestation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q23; C90.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28741

Got (Safe) Milk? Chinese Consumers’ Valuation for Select Food Safety Attributes
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping; Bai,   Junfei; Olynk,   Nicole J.
Food safety issues often arise from problems of asymmetric information between consumers and suppliers of food with regards to product-specific attributes or characteristics. Food safety concerns in China are having a drastic impact on consumer behavior, commodity markets, international trade and food security. An additional challenge to the problem of asymmetric information lies in the inherent structure of the governing bodies which oversee food safety and quality. Unlike the United States and other developed countries, China’s food safety is regulated by several government entities with different and sometimes overlapping responsibilities. As a result consumers don’t have a comprehensive food safety and quality system on which to base their economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Choice experiment; Mixed logit; Latent class logit; Food safety; Preference heterogeneity; Willingness-to-pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98723

European Preferences for Beef Steak Attributes
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Fox,   John A.; Biere,   Arlo W.
A choice experiment is used to evaluate how consumers in London, Frankfurt, and Paris value beef steaks with attributes such as: "hormone-free," "GM-free," farm-specific source verification, and domestic origin. The effect of various consumer characteristics on steak selection is also evaluated. Results suggest that European consumers are significantly heterogeneous in their preferences for beef steak attributes. French and German consumers have a higher willingness to pay to avoid genetically modified feed use than British consumers, while German and British consumers would pay more for growth hormone-free beef. French and German consumers are willing to pay for farm-specific source verification.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Choice experiment; Country of origin; Genetically modified; Hormones; Preference heterogeneity; Random parameters; Source verification; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31213

Japanese Consumers’ Valuation of U.S. Beef and Pork Products after the Beef Trade Ban
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa; Burbidge,   Linda D.
Analysis of survey data indicates that Japanese consumers discount their willingness to pay for U.S. beef and pork relative to that of domestic products, but that the discounts have declined from 2006 to 2009. The discounts for U.S. products were greater than those imported from other countries in 2006, but the 2009 discounts were statistically indistinguishable across origins. Our findings also suggest than Japan is a receptive market for meat produced with GM-free feed and for meat products meeting full organic standards.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Choice experiment; County of origin; Japan; Organic; Pork; U.S. exports; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122305

None-of-These Bias in Stated Choice Experiments
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Alfnes,   Frode; Steine,   Gro.
We conduct a within-sample test of hypothetical bias and parameter equality between a hypothetical stated choice (SC) experiment using pictures and a real choice (RC) experiments using products. With exception of the none-of-these alternative-specific dummy, we cannot reject parameter equality between the two datasets. However, when we estimate the models separately with no parameter restrictions, the SC experiment gave WTP estimates that were approximately 50 percent higher and marginal WTP estimates that were almost two times as high as the corresponding estimates from the RC experiment. However, even though the monetary value of the WTP disparity was large, the disparity between the WTP estimates from the two data sets was not statistically significant.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Hypothetical bias; Color; Mixed logit; Salmon; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; C81; C93; D12; Q22.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24761

Efficient design for willingness to pay in choice experiments: evidence from the field
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kerr,   Geoffrey N.; Sharp,   Basil M.H.
Efficient experimental designs offer the potential to reduce confidence intervals for parameters of interest in choice models, or to reduce required sample sizes. C-efficiency recognizes the salience of willingness to pay estimates rather than utility function parameters. This study reports on a choice model application that incorporated updated statistical designs based on initial responses in order to maximize C-efficiency. The revised design delivered significant improvements.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Experimental design; Choice experiment; Efficiency; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97156

Benefit Transfer: Choice Experiment Results
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kerr,   Geoffrey N.; Sharp,   Basil M.H.
Benefit transfer entails using estimates of non-market values derived at one site as approximations to benefits at other sites. The method finds favour because it can be applied quickly and cheaply, however the validity of benefit transfer is frequently questioned. Published studies generally indicate that errors from the approach can be extremely large and could result in significant resource misallocations. Assessing the validity of benefit transfer is complicated by differences in the nature of study and policy sites, the changes being valued, valuation methods, time of study, availability of substitutes and complements, and demographic, social and cultural differences. A choice experiment was used to evaluate the transferability of benefit estimates...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice model; Choice experiment; Benefit transfer; Mitigation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97774

Consumer Attitudes towards Sustainability Attributes on Food Labels
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Miller,   Sini; Abell,   Walter L.; Kaye-Blake,   William; Guenther,   Meike; Saunders,   Caroline M.
Concerns about climate change and the general status of the environment have increased expectation that food products have sustainability credentials, and that these can be verified. There are significant and increasing pressures in key export markets for information on Greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of products throughout its life-cycle. How this information is conveyed to consumers is a key issue. Labelling is a common method of communicating certain product attributes to consumers that may influence their choices. In a choice experiment concerning fruit purchase decisions, this study estimates willingness to pay for sustainability attributes by consumers in Japan and the UK. The role of label presentation format is investigated: text only, text and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Choice experiment; Food labelling; Sustainability; Cross-country comparison; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q51; Q56.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100716

A Comparison Of Choice Experiments And Actual Grocery Store Behavior: An Empirical Application To Seafood Products
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hudson,   Darren; Gallardo,   Rosa Karina; Hanson,   Terrill R.
In this paper we compare results from an in-store field experiment and a mail survey choice experiment (CE) to investigate CE’s capacity in predicting grocery store market share. For the comparison, we used three seafood products: freshwater prawns, marine shrimp, and lobster. CE estimates were obtained via four econometric models: the conditional logit, the random parameter logit, the heteroskedastic extreme value, and the multinomial probit. We found that the level of control in the grocery store experiment and the choice of econometric model influenced the capacity of CE to predict grocery store market shares.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Grocery store; Hypothetical bias; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; C35; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120453

Food QUALITY VERIFICATION: WHO DO CONSUMERS TRUST?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Innes,   Brian G.; Uzea,   Adrian D.
Food markets are increasingly characterized by an array of quality assurances with respect to credence attributes, many of which relate to agricultural production methods. A variety of organizations are associated with these quality assurance claims, including private, third party and public sector organizations. How do quality verifications from different sources affect consumer food choices? Who do consumers trust for assurances about credence attributes? This paper draws upon two recent studies to explore Canadian consumer attitudes toward environmental quality claims in a bread product and animal welfare quality claims in a pork product, along with attitudes toward quality verification from different sources. Analysis from two discrete choice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Animal welfare; Environment; Quality verification; Heterogeneity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q13; Q18; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116425

Quality Perceptions and Willingness-to-Pay for Imported Rice in Japan
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa; Yoshida,   Kentaro.
Attitudes of Japanese consumers toward domestic and foreign varieties of rice were analyzed on the basis of a survey. We found that the current retail prices for imported rice are higher than the average consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP), whereas most domestic rice was priced below the average WTP. Unfamiliarity or negative perceptions of the safety and flavor of foreign rice lowered WTP substantially. The WTP for U.S. rice was limited more by negative perceptions of flavor than from concerns about food safety.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Food safety; Japan; Quality perceptions; Ride; U.S. export; Willingness-to-pay; Q13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42941

Cattle farmers’ preferences for Disease Free Zones: A choice experiment analysis in Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Otieno,   David Jakinda; Ruto,   Eric; Hubbard,   Lionel J.
Management of food-borne illnesses is important in ensuring food safety to consumers in both domestic and export markets. In livestock trade, various measures are prescribed under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With regard to food safety, the SPS agreement recommends establishment of Disease Free Zones (DFZs)in order to manage the spread of trans-boundary cattle diseases. DFZs have been successfully implemented in major beef exporting countries such as Australia, Botswana, Brazil and Namibia. In Kenya however, the DFZs are still in a pilot stage and it is important to understand farmers’ preferences on the type of DFZ that would be readily acceptable to them. A choice experiment survey was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer preferences; Disease Free Zone; Choice experiment; Random Parameter Logit; Kenya; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91951

Local and Organic: Substitutes or Complements? An In-Store Evaluation of Labels for Apples
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Costanigro,   Marco; Kroll,   Stephan; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Nurse,   Gretchen.
Over the past two decades, consumer demand for niche products has grown substantially. The primary objective of this paper is to disentangle the value consumers place on two prominent food claims, organic and local (defined as Colorado Proud in this study) as they relate to fresh produce.  Using primary data from a choice experiment conducted in a grocery store that has conducted co-promotional efforts with the Colorado Proud program, we found the value of the “local” claims trumps that of “organic” in apples.   However, the difference in results between the experiments that offered participants either one- or two-pounds is far more pronounced, illustrating how scaling may influence estimates in such market-based research.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Local foods; Organic; Apple consumer demand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; D12; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61537

Assessment of Farmer Preferences for Cattle Traits in Cattle Production Systems of Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ouma,   Emily Awuor; Abdulai,   Awudu; Drucker,   Adam G.
The urgent need to improve livestock productivity in  sub-Saharan Africa in order to keep pace with expected increases in demand for meat and milk is very topical. Breed improvement provides key entry points for increasing productivity in cattle populations. However, there are tendencies for breed improvement programs to focus on single, market driven traits such as milk or meat production in isolation of environmental constraints and broader livestock system functions which cattle assume in developing countries. This potentially leads to genotypes that are not well adapted to the environment and not capable of performing the multiple roles that cattle assume in cattle production systems of developing countries. In developing countries, many important...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cattle production system; Trait preferences; Choice experiment; Kenya; Livestock Production/Industries; D11; C35; Q26.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24730

Contribution of Economics to Design of Sustainable Cattle Breeding Programs in Eastern Africa: A Choice Experiment Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ouma,   Emily Awuor; Abdulai,   Awudu.
Although livestock forms a very important component of the livelihoods of rural populations of developing countries, productivity remains very low. Livestock keepers are beset by various constraints. In sub-Saharan Africa, cattle are exposed to a number of tropical diseases and other environmental stresses. Breed improvement programs provides key entry points for increasing productivity in cattle populations, especially those plagued by animal diseases. However, breed improvement programs have tended to focus on single, market-driven production traits in isolation of broader livestock system functions. This potentially leads to genotypes that are not well adapted to the environment and not suitable for performing the multiple roles of cattle in developing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Cattle production system; Trait preferences; Trypanotolerance; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; D60; C35.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25587

Modeling Heterogeneity in Consumer Preferences for Select Food Safety Attributes in China
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping; Olynk,   Nicole J.
Food safety issues often arise from problems of asymmetric information between consumers and suppliers with regards to product-specific attributes. Severe food safety scandals were observed recently in China that not only caused direct economic and life loss but also created distrust in the Chinese food system domestically as well as internationally. While much attention has focused on the problems plaguing the Chinese government’s food inspection system, little research has been dedicated to analyze consumers’ concerns over food safety. In this paper we measure consumer preferences for select food safety attributes in pork and take their food safety risk perceptions into account. Several choice experiment models, including latent class and random...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Choice experiment; Willingness-to-pay; Risk perceptions; Random parameters logit; Latent class logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61175

Introducing a Genetically Modified Banana in Uganda: Social Benefits, Costs, and Consumer Perceptions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kikulwe,   Enoch M.; Wesseler,   Justus; Falck-Zepeda,   Jose Benjamin.
Banana is a staple crop consumed by Ugandan households. The Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization has implemented conventional and biotechnology programs that seek improving bananas and address the crop’s most important pest and disease problems. A major thrust is the development of genetically modified (GM) bananas. The purpose of this paper is to examine potential social welfare impacts of adopting a GM banana in Uganda. The study has three objectives. First, suggest and apply an approach to calculate reversible and irreversible benefits and costs of introducing a GM banana. The study applies a real option approach to estimate, ex ante, the maximum incremental social tolerable irreversible costs (MISTICs) that would justify immediate...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: GM banana; Real option; Choice experiment; Biosafety; MISTICs; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42323

Modelling heterogeneity in response behaviour towards a sequence of discrete choice questions: a probabilistic decision process model
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: McNair,   Ben J.; Heshner,   David A.; Bennett,   Jeffrey W.
There is a growing body of evidence in the non-market valuation literature suggesting that responses to a sequence of discrete choice questions tend to violate the assumptions typically made by analysts regarding independence of responses and stability of preferences. Decision processes (or heuristics) such as value learning and strategic misrepresentation have been offered as explanations for these results. While a few studies have tested these heuristics as competing hypotheses, none has investigated the possibility that each explains the response behaviour of a subgroup of the population. In this paper, we make a contribution towards addressing this research gap by presenting a probabilistic decision process model designed to estimate the proportion of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Decision process; Ordering effects; Strategic response; Willingness to pay; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C25; L94; Q51.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100585

Choice Experiments’ Findings: A Tool for Fruit Agribusiness Managers’ Decision Making
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gallardo,   Rosa Karina.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Anjou pears' quality; Sensory test; Choice experiment; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114706

MaxDiff approaches for PDO “Calanda” peaches (Spain)
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Groot,   Etienne; Albisu,   Luis Miguel.
Peaches with PDO Calanda are one of the 20 fruits with PDO existing in Spain. The aim of this work is to understand how consumers make their choices based on the most important peaches’ attributes and levels. In this work, 4 attributes with 3 levels in each attribute have been considered (price: 1.5 €/kg, 2.5 €/kg and 3.5 €/kg; origin: PDO Calanda, non PDO Calanda and non Calanda; packaging: bulk, conventional packaging and active packaging; and fruit size: small, medium and big). Four Best-Worst (BW) exploded models have been utilised, two of them with scale factors. All those models have been compared to two traditional Discrete Choice (DC) models. Results show that traditional DC models have better performance than the other models and the best model is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best-worst; Exploding models; Consumer behavior; Choice experiment; Fruit quality.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58022

Economic Aspects in Landscape Decision-making: a Participatory Planning Tool based on a Representative Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: van der Heide,   C.M.; Blaeij,   A.T. de; Heijman,   Wim J.M.
In this paper, we develop a method for spatial decision support that combines economic efficiency – measured by the concept of willingness to pay – with a participatory planning tool, that allows for an active collaboration among the actors involved, in such a way that decision makers can draw on the outcomes in their spatial planning and design process. The method is called RITAM, a Dutch acronym for spatially explicit, participatory and interdisciplinary trade-off method, and combines features of three different approaches to achieve an ‘optimal’ landscape. These three approaches are (i) choice experiment approach; (ii) consumer versus citizen approach; and (iii) participatory approach. As such, RITAM can be seen as a valuation technique that makes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Landscape economics; Choice experiment; Stakeholder analysis.; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43949

Testing Choice Experiment for Benefit Transfer
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Colombo,   Sergio; Calatrava-Requena,   Javier; Conzalex-Roa,   M.C.
Benefit transfer is a cost-effective method for estimating the value of environmental goods that relies on information obtained in previous studies. The multi-attribute approach of choice experiment should provide advantages in terms of benefit transfer allowing differences in environmental improvements between sites as well as differences in socio-economic and attitude characteristics between respondent populations. Furthermore, choice experiment allows the estimation of implicit prices and the welfare change for many scenarios. If the transferability of these values is confirmed, that would be good news for benefit transfer practitioners. This paper investigates the capability of choice experiment method to be used in environmental benefit transfer.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Benefit transfer; Soil erosion; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q30.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24747

Web-based surveys and sample frame bias in choice experiment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Bicknell,   Kathryn; Cullen,   Ross.
Researchers are seeking effective, low cost means of gathering high quality data. Technological advancements offer new avenues for achieving this objective.  Web based surveys are relatively common outside the economics discipline however  applied non-market valuation practitioners have been slow to adopt this modernisation in survey methodology. The non-random exclusion of individuals from the sample frame is often cited as a major problem with web-based surveying.  This paper presents a comparison of data from two choice experiment survey modes, traditional mail-and-return and web-based. The socio-demographic composition of the samples is significantly different for half the variables considered. Poe tests reveal that there are significant differences in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Web-based surveys; Sample frame bias; Choice experiment; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C83; Q51.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109594

Stated Preference Evaluation of Government Budgets
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kerr,   Geoffrey N.; Cullen,   Ross; Hughey,   Kenneth F.D.
Stated preference approaches are widely used in non-market valuation. However, their potential uses extend far beyond valuation. In particular they can be used to assess efficiency of resource allocations and to design optimal resource allocations. Changes to the government budget were evaluated using a choice experiment. Results indicate potential efficiency gains from reallocation of the budget to items with higher marginal utility. In particular, New Zealand residents want more spending on health, education and the environment, with health spending consistently having the highest marginal benefits. People want less government money spent on income support. The choice experiment was able to identify the impacts of demographic factors. Young people rated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Public preferences; Government budget; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98520

The Structure of Rural Landscape in Monetary Evaluation Studies: Main Analytical Approaches in Literature
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Idda,   Lorenzo; Benedetto,   Graziella; Madau,   Fabio A.; Orru,   Elia; Pulina,   Pietro.
Over recent years considerable research has been devoted to the assessment of the rural landscape value. These studies have concerned both use and non-use value estimation. An important issue in monetary evaluations is about taking (or not) into account the structural complexity of landscape. Three analytical approaches may be recognized on the basis of whether landscape structural attributes are involved (global, mono-attribute and multi-attribute approach). The present work is part of a research aimed to seek out rational instruments for guidance policies on rural landscape. It consists in a survey of the main studies appeared in literature. The specific purpose is to classify these empirical analyses in accordance both to the approaches mentioned above...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural landscape; Structural attributes; Landscape demand; Contingent valuation models; Choice experiment; Land Economics/Use; Q26.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24549

Asymmetric Search and Loss Aversion: Choice Experiment on Consumer Willingness to Search in the Gasoline Retail Market
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Castilla,   Carolina; Haab,   Timothy C.
Price search enables consumers to overcome information asymmetries, it can lead to a reduction in price dispersion and it can increase consumer surplus, but search is costly. In this paper, an internet survey is conducted among a random sample of 490 drivers in the State of Ohio to answer the question, when are consumers more likely to search? The internet survey affords us the opportunity to impose exogenous price changes in a random sample of gasoline consumers to examine the decision-making process behind intended search decisions. Results indicate that among the respondents who faced prices below their expected price, only 12% chose to search, whereas 45% searched when prices were above. Results suggest that asymmetric search can be explained by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price search; Choice experiment; Search cost; Gasoline market; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; D83; D03.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61672

The UK Consumer's Attitudes to, and Willingness to Pay for, imported Foods
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Arnoult,   Matthieu H.; Lobb,   Alexandra E.; Tiffin,   J. Richard.
We report results from an investigation into consumer preferences for locally produced foods. Using a choice experiment we estimate willingness to pay for foods of a designated origin together with certification for Organic and GM free status.  Our results indicate that there is a preference for locally produced food which is GM free, Organic and produced in the traditional season.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Imported food; Seasonality; Willingness-to-pay; Choice experiment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7893

Forecasting the Adoption of GM Oilseed Rape: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Muller-Scheessel,   Jorg; Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe.
This paper explores farmers’ willingness to adopt genetically modified oilseed rape prior to its commercial release and estimates the ‘demand’ for the new technology. The analysis is based upon choice experiments with 202 German arable farmers. A multinomial probit estimation revealed that GM attributes such as gross margin, expected liability from cross pollination, or flexibility in returning to conventional oilseed rape significantly affect the likelihood of adoption. Neighbouring farmers’ attitudes towards GM cropping and a number of farmer and farm characteristics were also found to be significant determinants of prospective adoption. Demand simulations suggest that adoption rates are very sensitive to the profit difference between GM and non-GM rape...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption forecast; Choice experiment; Genetically modified oilseed rape; Multinomial probit; Technology adoption; C42; C81; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36771

Essays on the Economics of Environmental Management and Green Reputation
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Komarek,   Timothy M.
Many governments, firms, institutions and individuals have become increasingly cognizant of their impact on the environment, most notably with respect to global climate change. This coupled with a threat of future regulation and a desire for a ‘green’ image, among other reasons, has led firms and institutions to begin critically evaluating and managing their own “carbon footprint”. Effective programs to manage greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) benefit from understanding the preferences of the constituents the program intends to serve.  This study uses a survey at Michigan State University to examine the preferences of constituents (students, faculty and staff) for attributes of alternative greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies. The first essay examines...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: 'Green' reputation; Pro-environmental behavior; Conjoint analysis; Climate change policy; Choice experiment; Institution; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q40; Q42; Q51.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98248

The influence of psychographic variables on consumer preferences. The case of ethnic food in Spain
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Camarena-Gomez,   Dena M.; Sanjuan,   Ana Isabel.
In the last years, ethnic food has been successfully introduced in the Spanish market. In this research a choice experiment is conducted in order to investigate consumer’s preferences toward ethnic food and the influence of psychographic variables in consumer’s decisions. A nested logit model is employed for this purpose, with a two level nesting structure: the first decision is whether or not to consume ethnic food at all; and the second decision combines ethnic cuisine and the consumption situation. The experiment contemplates three cuisines, Mexican, Asian and Arab; and three consumption situations: restaurant, take away and preparation at home. Three psychographic variables are used to investigate the opt-out decision, which relate to the degree of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethnic food; Choice experiment; Nested logit; Consumers; Psychographic variables; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57991

U.S. Consumers’ Valuation of Quality Attributes in Beef Products
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Abidoye,   Babatunde O.; Bulut,   Harun; Lawrence,   John D.; Mennecke,   Brian; Townsend,   Anthony M.
A sample of U.S. consumers were surveyed in a choice based experiment in the Fall of 2005 and Spring 2006 to elicit consumers’ preferences for quality attributes in beef products. Based on the resulting data, a random coefficients logit model is estimated, and consumers’ willingness to pay for these quality attributes in beef products is obtained. The results indicate that consumers have strong valuation for traceability, grass-fed, and U.S. origin attributes in a standard rib-eye steak and are willing to pay a premium for these attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conjoint analysis; Quality attributes; Random parameters; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Q10; Q1.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100645

USING A CHOICE EXPERIMENT TO ESTIMATE THE NON-USE VALUES OF WETLANDS: THE CASE OF CHEIMADITIDA WETLAND IN GREECE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Birol,   Ekin; Karousakis,   Katia; Koundouri,   Phoebe.
Despite wetlands being amongst the Earth’s most productive ecosystems, they have been degraded and lost at an unprecedented rate globally, especially throughout the last century. In recognition of the importance of the crucial ecological functions and economic benefits they provide, international efforts, such as the Ramsar Convention, and European Union level efforts, such as the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), are now in place to ensure conservation, sustainable management and improvement of the remaining wetlands. This paper aims to assist policy makers in formulating efficient, effective and sustainable wetland conservation and management policies by providing them with the results of a valuation study using the Cheimaditida wetland in Greece...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Non-use values; Wetlands; Conditional logit model; Random parameter logit model; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31934

Are Citizens Willing to Pay for Agricultural Multifunctionality?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel.
Agricultural multifunctionality is the recognition of the joint exercise of economic, environmental and social functions by this sector. In order to make this concept operative for the design of public policies, it is necessary to estimate the social demand for such functions. The main objective of this article is to present an empirical application in this line. For this purpose we have taken the agricultural system of cereal steppes in Tierra de Campos (Spain) as a case study. The economic valuation technique used is the Choice Experiment. The results suggest the existence of a significant demand for the different functions, although this demand is heterogeneous, depending on the socio-economic characteristics of the individuals.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural multifunctionality; Agricultural policy; Economic valuation; Choice experiment; Consumer/Household Economics; Q18; Q11; Q25.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25476

The Impact of Country of Origin Label on Consumers' Willingness-to-Pay for Organic Food
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Xie,   Jing; Gao,   Zhifeng; Zhao,   Xin; Swisher,   Marilyn E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic food; Country of origin; Choice experiment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103462

A Comparison of Auction and Choice Experiment: An Application to Consumer Willingness to Pay for Rice with Improved Storage Management
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Su,   Lianfan; Adam,   Brian D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Arthur,   Frank.
Experimental auction and discrete choice experiment are two popular value elicitation methods. Theoretically they should yield the same results but empirical results have been mixed (e.g., Lusk and Schroeder 2004, 2006; Corrigan et al. 2010.) This study uses both methods to determine consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for rice with improved insect control and for rice stored using Integrated Pest Management (IPM). This study investigates two potential reasons – anchoring and information – for why some studies have found apparent inconsistencies between auction and choice experiment results. Results indicate that consumers’ WTP derived in the auction and choice experiments are significantly different. Consumers’ average bids in the auction are higher than...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: 2nd price auction; Choice experiment; Price level; Information; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103975

The proximity of a field plot and land-use choice: implications for land consolidation
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Grammatikopoulou,   Ioanna; Myyra,   Sami; Pouta,   Eija.
Traditional methods in agricultural economics and agricultural engineering have yielded mixed results when specifying the costs of an unfavourable parcel structure. Concepts related to travel costs and the production function are frequently applied when the costs of farming distant parcels are examined. However, farmers’ perspective regarding preferences for land use is ignored or partly overlapped by predictions made by researchers. Based on applied econometric models fitted to stated preference data, we revealed that the proximity of a field plot is a relevant factor affecting land-use decisions. One-fourth of landowners would change the use of a field plot if the condition of distance was changed. Landowners would continue farming a field plot if its...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land use options; Distance factor; Land consolidation; Choice experiment; Multinomial logit model; Random parameters model.; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114602

ประเมินมูลค่าคุณลักษณะประจำพันธุ์ของข้าวลูกผสมในประเทศไทย
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Suthipol Saeli; Orachos Napasintuwong Artachinda.
On September 27, 2011, the Rice Department of Thailand certified first two hybrid rice varieties. However, the information about trait preferences remains unanswered. The objective of this study is to derive the trait valuation of hybrid rice in Thailand using a choice experiment estimated by a mixed logitmodel. The survey of396 farmers reveal that resistance to brown plant hoppers has the highest value, followed byhigh yielding and height, respectively. Therefore, rice breeding for high yielding varieties in Thailand should take into account such traits in response to farmers demand.
Tipo: PhysicalObject
Palavras-chave: Hybrid rice; Trait valuation; Choice experiment; Mixed logit; ข้าวลูกผสม; การประเมินมูลค่า; คุณลักษณะ; แบบทดสอบทางเลือก.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5401