A5078019503- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Plant and animal studies
- Housing Market and Economics
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Forest Management and Policy
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
2017-2025
Louisiana State University
2019-2023
University of Kentucky
2012-2019
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
2014
The Ohio State University
2014
University of Florida
2010
Abstract The presence of hypothetical bias (HB) associated with stated preference methods has garnered frequent attention in the broad literature trying to describe and understand human behavior, often seen environmental valuation, marketing studies, transportation choices, medical research, others. This study presents an updated meta‐analysis explore source HB mitigate it. While previous on this topic involves a few dozen articles, analysis includes 131 studies after reviewing over 500...
Abstract Declining survey response rates have driven many researchers to seek out cost‐effective methods of increasing participation, such as conducting surveys online, paying incentives, and using social media engage hard‐to‐reach populations. Malicious actors can exploit the monetary incentives anonymity online surveys, threatening integrity data. We share two recent experiences that were inundated with fraudulent responses. Our objective is increase awareness this emerging issue offer...
Abstract This is a case study comparing outcomes for probability‐based representative sample versus non‐probability convenience the valuation of beach condition information among Gulf Mexico residents. We test efficacy several techniques used to adjust hypothetical bias and weighting reduce willingness pay (WTP). Weighting makes WTP between two samples similar, but model equivalence with respect significance explanatory variables rejected. The results support use certainty follow‐ups, which...
Interest in using information-based interventions to induce energy and water conservation has increased recent years but have shown mixed evidence of their effectiveness. This paper seeks answer two main questions - whether these programs are broadly effective inducing conservation, what the most versions programs. Using a meta-analysis 116 studies, we examine effects on residential customers' consumption electricity, gas, water. We find publication bias this literature. After correcting for...
Abstract Discrete choice models typically incorporate product/service attributes, many of which are categorical. Researchers code these attributes in one two ways: dummy coding and effects coding. Whereas previous studies favor citing that it resolves confounding between our analysis demonstrates such does not exist either method, even when a model contains alternative specific constants. Furthermore, we show because the lack understanding equivalence methods, sizeable number previously...
Abstract The decline of European honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) has been a prominent part supporting pollinator conservation among the public and efforts, even while are not native to North America may compete for resources with insect pollinators. However, little is known about what distinguishes support pollinators, including solitary bees, majority which provides use non‐use values distinct from though some natives have faced more precipitous die‐offs. Using data collected general...
Hypothetical bias (HB) is often considered a main source of weakness for valuation surveys any kind and the thought to be even stronger if process framed as willingness accept (WTA) rather than pay (WTP). Using data collected after reviewing both published unpublished articles, we conduct meta‐analysis whether what extent WTA studies may have HB. Out eighty‐six records from twenty‐one that used elicitation methods in hypothetical real elicitations, one study appears influenced perception...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic's first wave led to declining mental health and life satisfaction outcomes for college students, especially women. While women in undergraduate agricultural programs outperformed men academically prior during the pandemic, achievement may have come at personal cost, those with fewer environmental resiliency resources. Our research objective was expand on personal, social, factors linked lower scores students agriculture pandemic. We measured...
Hypothetical Bias (HB) remains challenging for practitioners of stated preference approaches. One elusive idea is the extent to which country and culture may affect HB's magnitude efficacy mitigation methods. This paper implements both real hypothetical elicitation in United States China context a field survey experiment battery recycling containers establish HB. It compares multiple HB strategies, namely Cheap Talk, Ex Ante Consequentiality, Certainty Follow-up two countries. Results show...
Abstract Little is known about the preferences of US at-home gardeners for potting mix characteristics. This study uses a Best-Worst Scaling approach to evaluate consumer eleven characteristics mix. The most important identified are formulated specific plant or garden types, pre-mixed ingredients, and price. least brand, packaging, home delivery. There some variation in relative importance these depending on demographics. guides Industry stakeholders policymakers product development while...
Applied Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness programs aim to equip graduates with decision-making problem-solving skills for a globally competitive dynamic business environment. Ensuring student success requires instructors explore innovative curriculum formats that augment the learning of theoretical concepts, while promoting students’ preparedness future careers. In this commentary, we highlight three categories ideas present evidence from corresponding feedback instructor experiences....
Pristine coastal environments are the key to Hawaii's worldwide fame and attraction tourists, yet their economic value remains understudied. This article examines preferences for characteristics associated with beach recreation in Oahu, Hawaii, among residents tourists. Consideration is given sand quality, water congestion levels, swimming safety conditions context of a choice experiment. The experiment conveys attribute levels almost entirely through pictures, results suggest that this...