scholarly journals The Importance of the Market Area Determination for Estimating Aggregate Benefits of Public Goods: Testing Differences in Resident and Nonresident Willingness to Pay

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Loomis ◽  
Armando Gonzalez-Caban
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
New England ◽  
Market Area ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
The Public ◽  
Old Growth Forests ◽  
Goods Market ◽  
Survey Sample

A combined telephone contact-mail booklet-telephone interview of California and New England households regarding their willingness to pay for fire management in California and Oregon's old-growth forests was performed to test hypotheses regarding the spatial extent of the public goods market. Using a multiple-bounded contingent valuation question, the study found that New England households' annual willingness to pay for the California and Oregon programs was statistically different from zero. This analysis points out that households receive benefits from fire protection of old-growth forests in states other than their own. In this case study, limiting the survey sample to state residents where the National Forest is located would reflect about 20% of the national benefits. However, using resident values as a proxy for nonresidents would overstate the national benefits by 75%, since the values per household are significantly different. This finding suggests more emphasis in future surveys on selecting an institutionally and economically relevant sample frame rather than an expedient one.

Preservation of old-growth forests: a case study of Big Timber Park, Whistler, BC

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-379
Author(s):  
LORI D. DANIELS ◽  
MARIKO YANAGAWA ◽  
KARI L. WERNER ◽  
LUKE VASAK ◽  
JESSICA A. PANJER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forests

scholarly journals Difficulties of municipalities in the cearense metropolitan region in adhering to the public accounting convergence process: a multi-study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís da Silva Moura ◽  
Roberto Sérgio do Nascimento ◽  
Ricardo Viotto
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
Convergence Process ◽  
Accounting Convergence

Objective: The purpose of this multi-case study is to evaluate the perceptions of Brazilian municipalities regarding the process of convergence of public accounting to international standards, initiated in 2008, considering the importance of these federated entities in the primary provision of public goods and services to society. Methodology: It was based on the application of a questionnaire with structured questions applied to the finance departments in 7 (seven) municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza. In addition to this aspect, the municipalities were selected based on the state’s GDP and the level of public investments made by them. Results: The results were considered consistent by emphasizing that 71% of the municipalities started the convergence process within the deadline established by the National Treasury Secretariat (STN), however only 43% stated they were prepared to apply the NBCASP. One of the main related difficulties refers to the lack of investment in training for the technicians involved and of their own systems to operate the changes determined by the STN. Contributions of the Study: Effectively, the research proved real difficulties experienced by part of the surveyed municipalities that can compromise the progress of the convergence process in Brazil, aspects which were not considered in the researches previously carried out.

scholarly journals Determinants of Indonesian Muslim consumers’ willingness to pay for Taiwanese snacks

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Atika Nur Aini ◽  
Anya Safira
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
The Public ◽  
Price Consciousness ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
The Government

Indonesia is a country that has enormous market potential in terms of the halal food industry. The government has been attracting foreign food manufacturers to venture into the country's market; this includes snacks from Taiwan, one of them being Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks. The public has been highly critical of Shihlin's food products of late due to doubts about its halal status and compliance with halal standards in manufacturing and supply chain activities. The company responded to the public's concern by obtaining the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) halal certification, increasing prices and affecting consumers' willingness to pay. In the form of a case study, this research aims to analyse the factors that influence Muslim consumers' willingness to pay for Taiwanese snacks in Indonesia, specifically Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks. A total of 326 Indonesian Muslims took part in our survey, which data was analysed using SmartPLS. The study results revealed that animal slaughter, halal logos, price consciousness, food quality, and religious commitment positively influence Muslim consumers' willingness to pay for the snacks. The findings can benefit halal food companies in formulating strategies to guarantee consistent compliance of the halal standards in the manufacturing processes. Besides, we urge halal food regulators to provide better clarity in developing the halal and tayyib food criteria to earn better trust and confidence from Muslim consumers.

Towards a better understanding of long-term wood-chemistry variations in old-growth forests: A case study on ancient Pinus uncinata trees from the Pyrenees

2018 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 220-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Hevia ◽  
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero ◽  
J. Julio Camarero ◽  
Allan Buras ◽  
Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wood Chemistry ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Pinus Uncinata ◽  
Old Growth Forests

How Often Should Native Forests Be Logged? A Case Study on the Eden Management Area

1995 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Period ◽  
The Other ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Native Forests ◽  
Optimal Rotation ◽  
Old Growth Forests ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Over Time

The question of how often to log is examined applying two different methods –one optimizes over time the value of its timber harvested and the other considers the forest as a multi-use resource. The former, applied to data for the Eden area given an optimal rotation period of 25 years, the latter suggests that it is optimal never to harvest pristine native old growth forests.

scholarly journals Economic crisis, sport success and willingness to pay: the case of a football club

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Castellanos Garcia ◽  
Jaume García Villar ◽  
José Manuel Sánchez Santos
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Football Team ◽  
The Individual

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain evidence about the scope of the determinants of the willingness to pay (WTP) of the residents in a Spanish city (A Coruña) for keeping a professional football team (Deportivo) competing at the highest level. Apart from the individual socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents and their attitudes as football fans, the authors try to know the influence on the WTP of factors such as the general economic conditions and the plausibility of the team disappearance. Design/methodology/approach – The value of the intangible benefits associated with the team existence is derived from the application of the contingent valuation method (CVM), using two surveys conducted in 2003 and 2012, respectively, with the aim of obtaining information concerning citizens’ behaviour and attitudes towards a professional football team. Findings – The consumption of public goods generated by the local football team is relatively inelastic to the sport success and general economic situation, but the value assigned by residents to those goods depends on these factors. Of the two components of the WTP, the non-use value is especially sensitive to changes both in the Spanish economic conditions and in the quality of the public goods generated by the football team. Originality/value – This is the first study that applies the CVM to a football team controlling for both the general economic conditions and the team sport success and, as such, it provides interesting insights into the nature and scope of the determinants of individuals’ WTP in a CVM setting.

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