A nonparametric welfare analysis on water quality improvement of the floating people on Inlay Lake via a randomized conjoint field experiment

IDEC DP2 Series Volume 6 Issue 2 Page 1-20 published_at 2016-03-31
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A nonparametric welfare analysis on water quality improvement of the floating people on Inlay Lake via a randomized conjoint field experiment
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Su Thet Hninn
Source Title
IDEC DP2 Series
Volume 6
Issue 2
Start Page 1
End Page 20
Abstract
This study evaluates the potential surplus gain of a water improvement policy and the causal effects of its components on choice probabilities for the floating people on Inlay Lake, Myanmar, based on a randomized conjoint field experiment. In our experimental design, respondents rank three options: two alternative policies and one status quo. We then present a method that enables us to estimate the minimum willingness-to-pay for a policy in the form of compensating variations under a set of weak assumptions using this conjoint data. Results show inter alia that the provision of toilet facilities and a collective wastewater treatment, and joint implementation of the policy by the government and local NGOs have a positive effects on the choice probabilities. Results also show that the surplus gain from a water-quality improvement policy is at least as large as 22.9% of the average annual per-capita income of those on the lake.
Keywords
JEL Codes: Q53
JEL Codes: Q56
JEL Codes: Q58
eutrophication
randomized conjoint experiment
nonparametric welfare analysis
envirodevonomics
Descriptions
The present work was in part conducted for methodological advancements in social science of and supported by the Hiroshima University TAOYAKA Program for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society, funded by the Program 19 for Leading Graduate Schools, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In addition, the field experiment was in part financially supported by Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Project.
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Pollution. Environmental engineering [ 519 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
広島大学大学院国際協力研究科
Date of Issued 2016-03-31
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access