Spatial Factors and Stated Preference Values for Public Goods: Considerations for Rural Land Use
研究调查受访者在陈述偏好调查中如何对空间因素做出反应，以及这些偏好如何影响福利估计，发现空间属性（即使仅作为地图细节）会影响支付意愿，且微妙的非预期空间特征可能影响非空间属性的边际估值。
<i>This paper examines whether and how survey respondents react to spatial factors in stated preference surveys, and the ways in which preferences for spatial factors may influence welfare estimation. Alternative proposals to develop rural lands for residential purposes in southern New England were studied. Results illustrate that spatial attributes can influence estimated willingness to pay for development plans, even in cases where spatial attributes are only presented as cartographic details of maps used to clarify survey scenarios. Moreover, we find that subtle, and potentially unintended, spatial features presented in choice questions may influence marginal valuation of non-spatial attributes.</i> (R52)