River networks have experienced serious degradation because of rapid urbanization and population growth in developing countries such as China, and the protection of these networks requires the integration of evaluation with ecology and economics. In this study, a structured questionnaire survey of local residents in Shanghai (China) was conducted in urban and suburban areas. The study examined ...

OBJECTIVES Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the fastest growing causes of death worldwide. However, few studies, if any, have been conducted that have investigated patient profiles in Asia. This paper analyzes patient willingness to pay (WTP) as a function of patient disease severity, health-related quality of life (HRQL), and smoking behavior in Taiwan. STUDY DESIGN A c...

OBJECTIVES Lung cancer has been the most common cancer since 1985, accounting for 12-13 percent of cancer cases worldwide. Newer targeted therapies with potential increased survival benefits may not be affordable to patients. Many countries use arbitrary thresholds to determine whether a medical intervention is cost-effective. As such, many effective, albeit expensive, therapies are not being r...

Mass populations of toxin-producing cyanobacteria are an increasingly common occurrence in inland and coastal waters used for recreational purposes. These mass populations pose serious risks to human and animal health and impose potentially significant economic costs on society. In this study, we used contingent valuation (CV) methods to elicit public willingness to pay (WTP) for reductions in ...

Korean households generally prefer to use induction cooktops rather than gas stoves because of their greater convenience and safety features. This paper tries to investigate whether Korean households are willing to pay a premium for replacing their gas stoves, which are currently common in Korea, with induction cooktops, from the perspective of convenience and safety. To this end, a contingent ...

Recently, several experts in stated preference willingness to pay (WTP) methods have advocated greater use of these methods to facilitate cost–benefit analysis in health care [1–3]. The suggestion is that health economics lags behind other areas of economics that have embraced these methods, in particular environmental economics. A small but growing number of stated preference WTP studies have ...

Objective: To evaluate the esthetic perception of different appliances by Brazilian lay adults and its influence in the attributed value of orthodontic treatment, considering evaluators’ socioeconomic status, age and gender. Methods: Eight different combinations of orthodontic appliances and clear tray aligners were placed in a consenting adult with pleasing smile. Standardized frontal photogra...

One of the most criticism in Real Estate appraisal processes based on sales comparison approach is the reliability of data about market prices of comparable properties. The lack of information on house prices is particularly relevant in Italy, where households’ preference for housing wealth is very high, due also to the market orientation of Italian households for owner-occupation (Di Addario 2...

This paper attempts to identify consumers’ preferences toward red wine quality cues and willingness pay (WTP) for with health-beneficial effects, thus clarifying the complex process of purchasing habits patterns. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. findings from a case study conducted in Serbia show that consumer health-effect consciousness household income are significan...