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Estimating the demand for tap water quality: Avertive expenditures on substitutes for hardness and aesthetic quality
(2014)CIES Research PaperWorking Paper -
Do status quo choices reflect preferences?
(2012)CEPE Working PaperDiscrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to assess preferences for services provided by regulated utilities. A commonly observed tendency of customers to opt for the status quo option may signal unwillingness to trade-off changes in service levels with bills, questioning the welfare theoretic interpretation of stated choices. In this paper, we examine status-quo choices and systematic non-trading behaviour in a discrete ...Working Paper -
Valuing local environmental amenity
(2011)CEPE Working PaperWe report results from a series of discrete choice experiments designed to elicit preferences for local environmental improvements. Amenities we consider are: improvements to areas of open space, outdoor recreation facilities, street cleanliness, public areas, the restoration of derelict properties, and the provision of paths dedicated to cycling and walking. We include the spatial coverage of the policy as an attribute, making the trade-off ...Working Paper