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The Climate Decade: Changing Attitudes on Three Continents
(2020-05)
We examine how attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) for climate policies have changed over the past decade in the United States, China, and Sweden. All three countries exhibit an increased willingness to pay for climate ...
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth - A Multiple Country Test of an Oath Script
(2010-11)
Hypothetical bias is one of the main issues bedeviling the field of nonmarket valuation. The
general criticism is that survey responses reflect how people would like to behave, rather than how
they actually behave. In ...
Cost of Power Outages for Manufacturing Firms in Ethiopia: A Stated Preference Study
(2018-05)
Having a reliable supply of electricity is essential for the operation of any firm. In most developing countries, however, electricity supply is highly unreliable. In this study, we estimate the cost of power outages for ...
Paying for Mitigation: A Multiple Country Study
(2010-05-17)
Unique survey data from a contingent valuation study conducted in three different countries (China, Sweden, and the United States) were used to investigate the ordinary citizen’s willingness to pay (WTP) for reducing CO2 ...