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Consequentiality and Opt-out Responses in Stated Preference Surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Joonghyun Hwang ,
Daniel R. Petrolia  and
Matthew G. Interis
Joonghyun Hwang*
Affiliation:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Daniel R. Petrolia
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University
Matthew G. Interis
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University
*
Correspondence: Joonghyun Hwang ▪ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ▪ Tallahassee, FL 32301 ▪ Phone 850.488.8898 ▪ Emailjoonghyun.hwang@myfwc.com.
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to test for the effect of consequentiality on the probability of a respondent opting out of voting in a stated preference survey. We find that respondents who believe that the survey is inconsequential are more likely to opt out than to vote yes in both binomial-choice and multinomial-choice formats and are more likely to vote no than to opt out in the multinomial-choice format. We also find that respondents who are uncertain about consequentiality are more likely to opt out than to choose yes or no under both choice formats.

Keywords

consequentialitynonmarket valuationopt-out responsestated preferencewetlands
Type
Research Article
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , December 2014 , pp. 471 - 488
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Copyright © 2014 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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