Effects on welfare measures of alternative means of accounting for preference heterogeneity in recreational demand models

Hynes, S., Hanley, N. and Scarpa, R. (2008) Effects on welfare measures of alternative means of accounting for preference heterogeneity in recreational demand models. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 90(4), pp. 1011-1027. (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01148.x)

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Abstract

Multiattribute-revealed preference data are used to investigate heterogeneity in a sample of kayakers for a panel of whitewater sites in Ireland. This article focuses on a comparison of preference heterogeneity using a random parameter logit model with correlated tastes and a latent class model, in terms of the implications for welfare measures of environmental quality and site-access changes. Recreationalists' skill levels are found to affect preferences in both approaches. Statistics for the estimated distribution of welfare changes for the average respondent are computed for changes in site attributes, but contrary to previous work, these are found to be of similar magnitude.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hanley, Professor Nicholas
Authors: Hynes, S., Hanley, N., and Scarpa, R.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
Journal Name:American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISSN:0002-9092
ISSN (Online):1467-8276

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