Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia

Two of the experimental methods used to estimate willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for a non‐market good, the Becker‐DeGroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment (nHCE) often lead to significantly different WTP estimates, complicating the choice between the methods. In Zambia t...

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Autores principales: Hamukwala, Priscilla, Oparinde, Adewale, Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans Peter, Kirsten, Johann
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: John Wiley & Sons 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146739
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author Hamukwala, Priscilla
Oparinde, Adewale
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans Peter
Kirsten, Johann
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Hamukwala, Priscilla
Kirsten, Johann
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Oparinde, Adewale
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans Peter
Kirsten, Johann
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description Two of the experimental methods used to estimate willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for a non‐market good, the Becker‐DeGroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment (nHCE) often lead to significantly different WTP estimates, complicating the choice between the methods. In Zambia the same group of researchers used both techniques to evaluate WTP for orange maize, which provides more vitamin A than other varieties. This provided an opportunity to analyse the sources of the difference. In the BDM experiment, one group of respondents was provided with more training opportunities than the other, and made higher bids. Accounting for lexicographic behaviour in the nHCE reduced the estimated WTP. These two design factors together resulted in a decrease in the WTP difference for orange maize (1,279–632 ZMK) although the difference remains statistically significant. More training was also shown to eliminate the effects of different orders in which maize varieties were presented.
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spelling CGSpace1467392024-10-25T07:55:31Z Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia Hamukwala, Priscilla Oparinde, Adewale Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans Peter Kirsten, Johann research methods willingness to pay biofortification agricultural research maize evaluation techniques retinol nutrition varieties valuation experimentation design fortified foods methodology Two of the experimental methods used to estimate willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for a non‐market good, the Becker‐DeGroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment (nHCE) often lead to significantly different WTP estimates, complicating the choice between the methods. In Zambia the same group of researchers used both techniques to evaluate WTP for orange maize, which provides more vitamin A than other varieties. This provided an opportunity to analyse the sources of the difference. In the BDM experiment, one group of respondents was provided with more training opportunities than the other, and made higher bids. Accounting for lexicographic behaviour in the nHCE reduced the estimated WTP. These two design factors together resulted in a decrease in the WTP difference for orange maize (1,279–632 ZMK) although the difference remains statistically significant. More training was also shown to eliminate the effects of different orders in which maize varieties were presented. 2019-02 2024-06-21T09:08:32Z 2024-06-21T09:08:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146739 en Limited Access John Wiley & Sons Hamukwala, Priscilla; Oparinde, Adewale; Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans Peter; and Kirsten, Johann. 2019. Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia. Journal of Agricultural Economics 70(1): 81-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12273
spellingShingle research methods
willingness to pay
biofortification
agricultural research
maize
evaluation techniques
retinol
nutrition
varieties
valuation
experimentation
design
fortified foods
methodology
Hamukwala, Priscilla
Oparinde, Adewale
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans Peter
Kirsten, Johann
Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia
title Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia
title_full Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia
title_fullStr Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia
title_short Design factors influencing willingness‐to‐pay estimates in the Becker‐Degroot‐Marschak (BDM) mechanism and the non‐hypothetical choice experiment: A case of biofortified maize in Zambia
title_sort design factors influencing willingness to pay estimates in the becker degroot marschak bdm mechanism and the non hypothetical choice experiment a case of biofortified maize in zambia
topic research methods
willingness to pay
biofortification
agricultural research
maize
evaluation techniques
retinol
nutrition
varieties
valuation
experimentation
design
fortified foods
methodology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146739
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