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Payment Types and Participation in Payment for Ecosystem Services Programs: Stated Preferences of Landowners

Year: 2014

Type: preprint

Abstract: Because the effectiveness of payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs depends on\nlandowners’ engagement, understanding the relationship between the type of payment and\nparticipation is a key issue. This paper reports on a choice experiment that quantifies\nlandowners’ preferences for cash and educational in-kind payment. The main results indicate a positive correlation between participation in a PES contract and the magnitude of the cash payment, while participation seems uncorrelated with the magnitude of the educational inkind\npayment. In addition, we investigate the mix of payment types and heterogeneity in\npreferences, which can help policymakers design strategies to increase participation.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Author: Anna Nordén

Language: English

Topic: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, Tinker Foundation, Göteborgs Universitet

OpenAlex ID: W1559411085

Cites: 59

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10