Journal
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
Volume 102, Issue -, Pages 105-112Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.04.002
Keywords
discrete choice experiment; erosive runoff events; agriculture; flood management
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- Upper-Normandy Region
- GRR VASI research network
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This paper assesses the value of mitigating erosive runoff events in a severely prone watershed of France using a discrete choice experiment approach. Good farming practices are integrated together with flood protection programs within a common management policy. The inclusion of risk exposure and socio-demographic variables in a random parameter logit model allows accounting for both latent and observed heterogeneity in preferences. Results show substantial benefits for each of the management alternatives valued. Results also identify that preferences significantly vary across respondents which suggests that policy makers should consider heterogeneity in preferences when designing policies for various area profiles in order to closely monitor welfare improvements. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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