This paper investigates how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park.
In this paper, we investigate how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park.
To explore this issue, the researchers conducted a stated preference study focusing on visitors’ preferences for donating money to raise funds for a protected area in Costa Rica given different entrance fee levels. The results reveal that there is incomplete crowding-out of donations when establishing an entrance fee.
Despite the centrality of African parks and other protected areas to nature-based tourism, they capture only a fraction of its value. For this reason, national parks and other protected areas have