BACKGROUND Contingent valuation (CV) is used to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of consumers for specific attributes to improve the quality of health care they received in three hospitals in Bangladesh. METHODS Random sample of 252 patients were interviewed to measure their willingness to pay for seven specified improvements in the quality of delivered medical care. Partial tobit regres...

An important focus for concern about Contingent Valuation (CV) is that hypothetical payments for non-market goods are biased upwards in comparison to cash payments. Lack of realism, through its influence on incentives to mis-report payments, may explain the divergence. This paper reports on a study which attempts to overcome this problem by emulating a real fund-raising solicitation by the Isle...

Nonmarket valuation research has produced economic value estimates for a variety of threatened, endangered, and rare species around the world. Although over 40 value estimates exist, it is often difficult to compare values from different studies due to variations in study design, implementation, and modeling specifications. We conducted a stated-preference choice experiment to estimate the valu...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a 2007 cigarette tax increase from 110% to 140% of the price to the retailer on cigarette price and consumption among Mexican smokers, including efforts to offset price increases. METHODS Data were analysed from the 2006 and 2007 administrations of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Survey in Mexico, which is a population-based cohort o...

Her geçen gün azalan doğal kaynaklar, kötüleşen çevresel koşullar tüketicileri bir noktada bilinçli olmaya teşvik etmeye başlamıştır. Tüketicilerin bu olumsuz şartları düzeltebilmek için elini taşın altına koyabilmesinde en temel faktör şüphesiz ürünlerdir. Bu ürünlerin çevreye olabildiğince az zararı veren, kaynakları tüketme konusunda daha hassas ve geri dönüşümü olması ürünün “yeşil ürün” ol...

Purchase of dietary supplement products is increasing despite the lack of clinical evidence to support health needs for consumption. The purpose of this crosssectional study is to examine the factors influencing consumer purchase intention of dietary supplement products in Penang based on Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). 367 consumers were recruited from chain pharmacies and hypermarkets in P...

BACKGROUND Calorie labeling at the point-of-purchase in chain restaurants has been shown to reduce energy intake. OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of point-of-purchase calorie information at one rural middle school. METHODS With a community-based participatory research framework a mixed method approach was used to evaluate the impact of point-of-purchase calorie information. Students in ...

This paper considers the effects for offering a "would-notvote" option in contingent valuation (CV) questions framed using the referendum format. This approach arises from a suggestion made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) panel on contingent valuation. The NOAA panel was asked to evaluate the use of this method for estimating the economic value of nonmarketed env...