Researchers, using contingent valuation (CV) to value changes in nonmarket goods,
typically believe respondents always answer questions truthfully or they answer truthfully …

The stated preference (SP) methods use respondents' stated choices made in hypothetical
situations to infer their preferences for environmental and other public goods. These …

We extend research on the consequentiality of stated preference choices to a threshold
provision mechanism for public goods. We develop a simple theoretical model of option …

We explore the influence of a neutral cheap talk script in three typical scenarios used in the
contingent valuation literature devoted to the valuation of air pollution effects. We show that …

This study explores the impact of prior experiences, environmental concern and awareness
levels on pro-environmental behavior in the context of mitigation of plastic pollution. Using …

We examine how transboundary river pollution affects WTP for a river improvement project.
The survey conducted in 20 cities of the **jiang River basin demonstrates that downstream …

This study tests the hypothesis that hypothetical bias may not be related to value elicitation;
rather it may be a value formation problem. When participants are asked to indicate their …

This paper demonstrates that commonly used methods for eliciting value of time can give
downward bias and investigates whether this can be reversed by 'referencing'as has been …

The contingent valuation (CV) method uses respondents' stated choices made in
hypothetical situations to infer their preferences for environmental public goods. It enables …

Hypothetical bias is a long‐standing issue in stated preference and contingent valuation
studies—people tend to overstate their preferences when they do not experience the real …