Altruistic, egoistic and biospheric values in willingness to pay (WTP) for wildlife |
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Authors: | Elena Ojea |
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Institution: | a IDEGA-Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain b Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow with IDEGA-Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
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Abstract: | We attempt to measure general attitudes and ethical beliefs towards preservation, as well as the importance of each of the three considered value orientations (biospheric, egoistic and altruistic) in WTP estimates. In the present study, we apply the GAC scale to a contingent valuation exercise for the recovery of the common murre (Uria aalge) in Galicia (Spain). Up to now, only a few studies in the field of environmental and ecological economics have analyzed value orientations under the Environmental Concern (EC) framework, obtaining mixed results. In the present work, we conclude that ethical aspects affect the individuals decision making process, and that value orientations play an important role in the pro-environmental attitude formation. These value orientations affect willingness to pay (WTP) estimates for environmental goods. |
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Keywords: | Altruistic Biospheric Egoistic GAC scale Value orientations WTP |
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