Do entrance fees crowd out donations for public goods? Evidence from a protected area in Costa Rica
In this paper, we investigate how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park. To explore this issue, we conducted a stated preference study focusing on visitors’ preferences for donating money to raise funds for a protected area in Costa Rica given different...
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge University, Cambridge (Reino Unido)
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9483 |
| Sumario: | In this paper, we investigate how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park. To explore this issue, we conducted a stated preference study focusing on visitors’ preferences for donating money to raise funds for a protected area in Costa Rica given different entrance fee levels. The results reveal that there is incomplete crowding out of donations when establishing an entrance fee. |
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