Journal of Environmental Policy (환경정책연구)
- Volume 6 Issue 1
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- Pages.83-109
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- 2007
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- 1598-7582(pISSN)
Social Benefits of Improved Water Quality at the Taehwa River Based on Citizen's Willingness-to-Pay
시민지불의사에 기초한 태화강 수질개선의 사회적 편익
Abstract
This study evaluates citizen's willingness-to-pay for the benefits from improved water quality of the Taehwa river in Ulsan, Korea, using a contingent valuation method with double-bounded dichotomous choice. The estimation results of the bivariate probit model shows the amounts of willingness-to-pay are monthly 3,458.5 Korean Won per household and yearly 14,760 million Korean Won for total households in Ulsan, Korea. These estimates are equivalent to the social values of improved water quality of the Taehwa river. This study also tests the inter-dependence between two answers, which may occur in the responses of the questions for the double-bounded dichotomous choice, and all the null hypotheses on the inter-dependence are rejected in this study.
본 연구는 이중양분선택형 조건부가치측정 법을 이용하여 태화강 수질개선의 편익에 대한 울산시민의 지불의사를 계량화하였다. 이변량 프로빗 모형으로 추정한 태화강 수질개선의 편익은 가구당 월평균 3,458.5원(표준편차 1,553.4원)으로 추정되어 울산광역시 전체로는 연평균 147.6억 원(140.4억 원
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