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Contingent valuation of community forestry programs in Ethiopia: Controlling for preference anomalies in double-bounded CVM

Submitted by Felicity Downes on Wed, 2015-04-29 09:16

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This study examines the welfare effects of community plantations in Ethiopia via contingent valuation. Both single-bounded and double-bounded survey methods were considered, and, with respect to double-bounded methods, the potential for anomalous response behaviour was also taken into account. The results generally confirm that there are statistically significant welfare benefits to be derived from community forestry; however, the range of the estimated benefits is large.

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double-bounded contingent valuation

shift bias

anchoring bias

Peer Reviewed

Forestry

Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU)

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