Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/103983 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1972
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
This paper establishes a new method for eliciting Willingness to Pay (WTP) in contingent valuation (CV) studies with an open-ended elicitation format: the Range-WTP method. In contrast to the traditional approach for eliciting Point-WTP, Range-WTP explicitly allows for preference uncertainty in responses. Using data from two novel large-scale surveys on the perception of solar radiation management (SRM), a little-known technique for counteracting climate change, we compare the performance of both methods in the field. In doing so, we use the criterion of theoretical validity and measure the degree to which WTP values are consistent with theoretical expectations. In addition, we analyse the test-retest reliability and stability of our results over time. Our evidence suggests that the Range-WTP method clearly outperforms the Point-WTP method.
Subjects: 
contingent valuation
willingness to pay
valuation uncertainty
willingness-to-pay range
open-ended elicitation
reliability
validity
preference uncertainty
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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