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Professor Riccardo Scarpa's Outputs (102)

Social values of biodiversity conservation: for the endangered loggerhead turtle and monk seal. (2009)
Journal Article
Kaval, P., Stithou, M., & Scarpa, R. (2009). Social values of biodiversity conservation: for the endangered loggerhead turtle and monk seal. International journal of ecological economics and statistics, 14(P09), 67-76

The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) and the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) are two species on the priority list for conservation in Greece, due to their dwindling populations worldwide. Hence, the issue of estimating willingness-to-p... Read More about Social values of biodiversity conservation: for the endangered loggerhead turtle and monk seal..

Deriving and testing efficient estimates of WTP distributions in destination choice models. (2009)
Journal Article
Thiene, M., & Scarpa, R. (2009). Deriving and testing efficient estimates of WTP distributions in destination choice models. Environmental and Resource Economics, 44(3), 379-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-009-9291-7

Estimation of welfare measures is often a dominant driver in the empirical literature on nonmarket valuation. To this end, qualitative choice models based on random utility theory have been widely employed in outdoor recreation studies. A frequent go... Read More about Deriving and testing efficient estimates of WTP distributions in destination choice models..

Testing the stability of the benefit transfer function for discrete choice contingent valuation data. (2009)
Journal Article
Matthews, D., Hutchinson, W., & Scarpa, R. (2009). Testing the stability of the benefit transfer function for discrete choice contingent valuation data. Journal of Forest Economics, 15(1-2), 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfe.2008.03.007

This paper examines the stability of the benefit transfer function across 42 recreational forests in the British Isles. A working definition of reliable function transfer is put forward, and a suitable statistical test is provided. A novel split samp... Read More about Testing the stability of the benefit transfer function for discrete choice contingent valuation data..

Using mixed logit models to derive individual-specific WTP estimates for landscape improvements under agri-environmental schemes: evidence from the Rural Environment Protection Scheme in Ireland. (2008)
Book Chapter
Campbell, D., Hutchinson, W., & Scarpa, R. (2008). Using mixed logit models to derive individual-specific WTP estimates for landscape improvements under agri-environmental schemes: evidence from the Rural Environment Protection Scheme in Ireland. In E. Birol, & P. Koundouri (Eds.), Choice Experiments Informing Environmental Policy: A European Perspective (58-81). Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U.K

Effects on Welfare Measures of Alternative Means of Accounting for Preference Heterogeneity in Recreational Demand Models. (2008)
Journal Article
Hynes, S., Hanley, N., & Scarpa, R. (2008). Effects on Welfare Measures of Alternative Means of Accounting for Preference Heterogeneity in Recreational Demand Models. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 90(4), 1011-1027. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01148.x

Multiattribute-revealed preference data are used to investigate heterogeneity in a sample of kayakers for a panel of whitewater sites in Ireland. This article focuses on a comparison of preference heterogeneity using a random parameter logit model wi... Read More about Effects on Welfare Measures of Alternative Means of Accounting for Preference Heterogeneity in Recreational Demand Models..