TY - JOUR
T1 - Willingness to pay for water quality improvements
T2 - The case of precision application technology
AU - Hite, Diane
AU - Hudson, Darren
AU - Intarapapong, Walaiporn
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - A contingent valuation survey conducted in Mississippi is used to assess public willingness to pay for reductions in agricultural nonpoint pollution. The analysis focuses on implementation of a policy to provide farmers with precision application equipment to reduce nutrient runoff. Findings suggest public support exists for such policies. This study also finds that inclusion of debriefing questions can be used to refine willingness-to-pay estimates in contingent valuation studies. A nonparametric scope test suggests respondents are sensitive to level of runoff reduction and associated water-quality benefits.
AB - A contingent valuation survey conducted in Mississippi is used to assess public willingness to pay for reductions in agricultural nonpoint pollution. The analysis focuses on implementation of a policy to provide farmers with precision application equipment to reduce nutrient runoff. Findings suggest public support exists for such policies. This study also finds that inclusion of debriefing questions can be used to refine willingness-to-pay estimates in contingent valuation studies. A nonparametric scope test suggests respondents are sensitive to level of runoff reduction and associated water-quality benefits.
KW - Contingent valuation
KW - Econometrics
KW - Site-specific management
KW - Variable-rate technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037004862&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037004862
VL - 27
SP - 433
EP - 449
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
SN - 1068-5502
IS - 2
ER -