scholarly journals Investigating the Future of Ultrafast Charging: A Choice Experiment in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Simone Y. ten Have ◽  
Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis ◽  
Karst T. Geurs
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Utility Maximization ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Mixed Logit Models ◽  
Random Utility Maximization

Ultrafast charging is developing and will soon be available to electric vehicles (EV). This research focuses on the feasibility of ultrafast charging for EV passenger cars in the Netherlands. We carried out a stated choice experiment with 311 respondents (all EV drivers) and developed mixed logit models based on random utility maximization. In deciding which charging type to choose, this research identified the charging point characteristics, price, proximity to shopping facilities, certainty of charging availability and not having to make a detour as key influential factors for EV drivers. Price changes and not having to make a detour substantially affect users’ choices for the charging types. Contrary to expectations, no significant results were found for urban density, age, technology awareness and importance of sustainability. Finally, the research results show that there is demand for ultrafast charging in the Netherlands even if users have to pay slightly more compared to other forms of charging.

scholarly journals Valuing Wetland Ecosystem in Ethiopia an Empirical Evidence with Choke Mountain: Application of Choice Experiment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melaku Tarekegn Takele ◽  
Belaynesh Awoke ◽  
Eshetie Woretaw Merid
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
Mixed Logit Models ◽  
Service Water ◽  
Compensating Surplus

Abstract Ecosystem services have not market price. In Ethiopia, choke mountain wetland ecosystem has major contribution for providing water, regulating climate, and offering recreational. Valuing this natural resource helps to protect it from damage. The objective of the study is to value choke mountain wetland ecosystem by using choice experiment. To value it the attributes are biodiversity, recreational service, water availability, job opportunity, and monetary payment. Primary data was collected from 270 sample households. Both descriptive and econometrics analysis were conducted. The study found that households had good awareness about the choke mountain wetland ecosystem services. Mixed logit models were used for valuation, and all attributes are significant to affect the probability of choosing an alternative scenario. The study found that households gave higher value for biodiversity improvement than the rest and water availability is the least preferable attributes. The total WTP for the first and second alternatives was 7,133,034.216 and 7,031,211.146 respectively; it was high in the second alternative. Moreover, compensating surplus which reflect overall willingness to pay for a change from the status quo to alternative improvement scenarios were estimated. Estimated results for high improvement scenario and medium improvement scenario were ETB 2,119,457.028 and 1,955,828.606 respectively.

Preferences for a Multimedia Web Platform to Increase Awareness of Cultural Heritage: A Stated Choice Experiment

2021 ◽  
pp. 245592962110452
Author(s):  
Benshuo Wang ◽  
Bauke de Vries ◽  
Gamze Dane
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Stated Choice Experiment ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
Web Platform

As stated by UNESCO, cultural heritage (CH) (tangible and intangible) plays an important role in inheriting, maintaining and passing the values and knowledge from past generations to the next ones. To create an interest and raise the awareness of CH, variety of media sources (i.e., maps, text, 3D models, virtual reality) are exploited. These multimedia sources are brought together on web platforms that preserve and disseminate tangible and intangible CH information, with the aim to reach to large audiences. Although there are many examples of these multimedia web platforms, there is little research on understanding people’s willingness to use such multimedia web platforms and which media type people prefer for understanding and learning about CH. This is important to address since the success and sustainability of such platforms lies on their acceptance by the target audience in terms of data representation and the ease of information provision. To address this problem, this research applied a stated choice experiment to represent a hypothetical multimedia web platform to respondents. Different media types were tested for the description of CH (spatial content and historical content). The collected data from 630 respondents was analysed by a mixed logit model in order to determine the preference towards different media in a given hypothetical multimedia web platform to increase awareness of CH. The results indicate that people prefer multiple media rather than a single medium. Especially, adding dynamic media (i.e., 3D models and videos) to static media (i.e., 2D map and text) increase people’s willingness to use the multimedia web platform. The results help to formulate a new multimedia web platform and can help representatives of heritage sites to create a more sustainable way to broadcast information about CH to the public.

scholarly journals Consumer preferences for organic vegetables in southwestern Nigeria: A choice experiment approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Joseph Akinwehinmi ◽  
◽  
Taye Amos ◽  
Kolawole Ogundari ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Mixed Logit Models ◽  
Guarantee System ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Safe Food

In sub-Saharan Africa, identifying estimates of consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for safe food continues to receive attention in the literature. Using experimental data from Nigeria, we examined the source of heterogeneities in preference and WTP for organically produced food. The subjective valuation by consumers of certification in relation to third-party certification and the participatory guarantee system (PGS) was also investigated. A sample of 196 households subjected to a discrete choice experiment yielded 1 764 observations that were analysed using the generalised multinomial logit and mixed logit models. The results reveal a strong preference for food safety in terms of reducing chemical residue, which dominated the respondents’ preference and WTP patterns. Concerning certification attributes, consumers were positively disposed to third-party certification, but showed no significant preference for the PGS form of certification. Significant heterogeneities in preference were due mainly to age and awareness of organic products. We suggest that policies should focus on consumers’ understanding of organic food, third-party certification, and organic agriculture

Determinants for sun-and-beach self-catering accommodation selection

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Martín ◽  
Concepción Román ◽  
Cira Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Optimal Investment ◽  
Mixed Logit Model ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Promotional Strategies ◽  
Pool Area ◽  
Selection Of

Self-catering accommodation is an important lodging alternative in some tourist destinations. Attributes such as the size, furniture and equipment; pool area; quietness; accessibility to beach; or Wi-Fi play an important role in the selection of this type of accommodation. Understanding tourists’ preferences is essential to improve services and gain competitiveness. In this article, a stated choice experiment between two hypothetical self-catering apartments is carried out in Maspalomas, a world renowned destination in the south of Gran Canaria, Spain. Consistent multinomial and mixed logit model specifications that incorporate systematic and random taste variation within tourists’ preferences are estimated. Willingness to pay for improving different service quality attributes is obtained. The findings are crucial and provide important insights to managers and policymakers in order to streamline the marketing and promotional strategies, as well as to make optimal investment decisions.

scholarly journals Accommodating the Heterogeneity in Traveller’s Responsiveness in Safe Route Choice Experiment – Study from India

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (ET.2021) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Balakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Preference Heterogeneity ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Experiment Study ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Two Wheeler ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Selection Of

Developing countries like India lacks research works to examine how the heterogeneity in responsiveness affect the outcome of a stated choice experiment. This study is an attempt to observe the effects of variation in the responsiveness of a person to different levels of parameters in the selection of a safer route in a country like India. This paper applies a Mixed Logit (ML) model to analyze the safer route choices done by the two-wheeler road users. This model is extended to account for the heterogeneity and explain its impact on the willingness to pay (WTP) for accident reduction. The empirical study shows that if the heterogeneity across individuals are not accounted adequately it leads to a statistically inferior data fit and also to inappropriate evaluations. The calculated WTP values suggest that these values are sensitive to preference heterogeneity and are underestimated if an assumption of preference homogeneity is made.

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