Effect of substitutes in contingent valuation for a private market good

Ji Yong Lee, John A. Fox, Rodolfo M. Nayga

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Abstract

Economic theory predicts a decrease in valuation as the availability of substitutes increases. This paper describes a contingent valuation (CV) survey that investigates the effect of substitutes on valuation of private market goods. Using an approach that compares willingness to pay (WTP) values elicited from a CV question that accounts for substitutes with WTP values elicited from a similar question without substitutes, we find that allowing for substitutes can moderate WTP values. For the item valued in this study, a hamburger sandwich, allowing for substitutes was associated with a reduction of from 10% to 16% in stated values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1153-1156
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Economics Letters
Volume26
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Aug 16
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP) grant, titled Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in the Beef Chain: Assessing and Mitigating the Risk by Translational Science, Education and Outreach [Award # 2012-68003-30155].

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Keywords

  • Contingent valuation
  • field substitutes
  • market good

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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