Dealing with zero response data from contingent valuation surveys: Application of least absolute deviations estimator

Seung Hoon Yoo, Seung Jun Kwak, Tai Yoo Kim

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Abstract

Data on willingness-to-pay (WTP) collected from contingent valuation surveys are usually censored at zero. In such cases, ordinary least squares estimation of the WTP equation produces inconsistent parameter estimates. The maximum likelihood estimation of the Tobit model, which is widely used in this case, is not robust to heteroscedasticity and non-normal error structure. A least absolute deviations estimator allows for the censored data structure and is robust to these problems. In addition, the technique is useful in the case of small amounts of data. It is applied to household survey data in which the contingent valuation question involved the benefit of greenhouse gases reduction policy in Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-184
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Economics Letters
Volume7
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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