EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF ALTERNATIVE RISK COMMUNICATION DEVICES ON WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY - RESULTS FROM A DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE CONTINGENT VALUATION EXPERIMENT
Jb. Loomis et Ph. Duvair, EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF ALTERNATIVE RISK COMMUNICATION DEVICES ON WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY - RESULTS FROM A DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE CONTINGENT VALUATION EXPERIMENT, Land economics, 69(3), 1993, pp. 287-298
Two versions of a contingent valuation questionnaire that differ only
in the device used to communicate risks from hazardous waste were sent
to California households. Both risk communication devices provide WTP
functions which vary in a statistically significant fashion with the
absolute risk reduction. However, these empirical results also demonst
rate that different risk communication devices produce statistically d
ifferent logit equations and hence estimates of willingness to pay (WT
P) for reductions in exposure to hazardous waste. The pros and cons of
using each risk communication device in CVM surveys is also discussed
.