Social Desirability and Environmental Valuation (Hardcover, New edition)

Socially desirable responding (SDR) is an often-reported source of bias in survey interviews. It describes the tendency of a respondent to answer in a way that is socially desirable rather than to answer truthfully. This response bias also threatens the reliability and validity of survey-based environmental valuation techniques such as the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Therefore, the study deals with the assessment of the conditions for the occurrence of SDR in CVM interviews. A behavioral model is devised to take into account a set of factors triggering SDR responses. The impact of these factors of SDR on willingness to pay (WTP) responses is tested. The results reveal that the relevant factors do not affect WTP statements simultaneously but rather influence them in an independent manner. These findings can improve future CVM studies by identifying respondents who are prone to be influenced by SDR.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Hohenheimer Volkswirtschaftliche Schriften, 66
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Tobias Boerger
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-63258-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	3-631-63258-4
Barcode:	9783631632581

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