Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/121956 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CSERGE Working Paper No. 2012-04
Publisher: 
University of East Anglia, The Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), Norwich
Abstract: 
The opportunity Value of Travel Time (VTT) is one of the most important parts of the total cost of recreation day-trips and arguably the most difficult to estimate. Most studies build upon the theoretical framework proposed by Becker's (1965) by using a combination of revealed and stated preference data to estimate a value of time which is uniform in all activities and under all circumstances. This restriction is relaxed by DeSerpa's (1971) model which allows the value of saving time to be activity-specific. We present the first analysis which uses actual driving choices between open access and toll roads to estimate a VTT specific for recreation trips, thereby providing a value which conforms to both Becker's and DeSerpa's models. Using these findings we conduct a Monte Carlo simulation to identify generalizable results for use in subsequent valuation studies.
Subjects: 
Recreation Demand Models
Revealed Preferences
Value of Time
Value of Travel Time Savings
Willingness to Pay Space
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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