Cameron, T. A., and J. Englin (1997) “Respondent experience and contingent valuation of environmental goods,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 33 (3), 296-313.
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Wagner, J. (1998). “That was then and this is now: An economist's wish list for the LLRW siting paradigm.” Natural Resources Journal 38(4): 635-649.
The prevailing low-level radioactive waste disposal facility- siting paradigm has achieved very limited success, despite expensive cooperative efforts undertaken across a number of states. The author investigates possible weaknesses in the paradigm's economic foundation and analyzes the following aspects which appear to be missing or underweighted: environmental and economic justice issues, a common language through which affected parties can precisely assert their arguments, a process of peer review, and a strong focus upon lifecycle volumetric capacity as a function of willingness-to- accept and willingness-to-pay for new waste management sites and technologies. The order in which concerns are weighed is also evaluated.
Nestor, D. V. (1998) “Policy evaluation with combined actual and contingent response data,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80 (2), 264-276.
The City of Marietta, Georgia, experimentally switched from flat fee financing to volume-based pricing for its trash services in January 1994. Both before and during the experiment, detailed data on individuals' observed responses to the actual introduction and contingent behavioral responses to a hypothetical introduction of volume-based pricing were collected. This study applies these data, and investigates the methodology of collecting contingent behavior data and their use in policy analysis. In particular, this study empirically evaluates the effect of experience with the policy on responses to contingent behavior questions, and tests for potential bias in the contingent behavior data.
Jakus, P. M., D. Dadakas, and J. M. Fly (1998) “Fish consumption advisories: Incorporating angler-specific knowledge, habits, and catch rates in a site choice model,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80 (5), 1019-1024.