Publications: Workshop Proceedings: Stated Preference: What do we know? Where do we go?

October 12 and 13, 2000 Doubletree Hotel, Embassy Row, Washington, DC This two day workshop sponsored by EPA's National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) and EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) explored the current state of stated preference research - taking stock of how the field has advanced since the NOAA panel and discussing the direction future research should take in order to help inform policy decisions. The workshop consisted of three sessions (theory and design, validity, and applications - health and ecosystems) followed by a panel discussion, "The NOAA Panel and the Seven Year Itch." Contact Person: Kelly Brown (brown.kelly@epa.gov), Matt Clark (clark.matthew@epa.gov), Julie Hewitt (hewitt.julie@epa.gov), or Nicole Owens (owens.nicole@epa.gov). Proceedings   Day 1   1. Registration and Coffee 8:00 - 8:45   2. Introduction 8:45 - 9:00   3. Theory and Design of Stated Preference Methods Session Moderator: Nicole Owens US EPA NCEE 9:00 - 9:30 Incentive and Informational Properties of Preference Questions Presenter: Richard Carson, University of California, San Diego 9:30 - 10:00 Optimal Design for Choice Experiments Presenter: Barbara Kanninen, University of Minnesota 10:00 - 10:30 Title to be announced Presenter: John Payne, Duke University 10:30 -10:45 Break 10:45 - 11:05 Policy Discussant Presenter: Julie Hewitt, US EPA NCEE 11:05 - 11:25 Discussant Presenter: John Horowitz, University of Maryland 11:25 - 12:00 Discussion   4. Lunch 12:00 - 1:30   5. Validity of Stated Preference Methods Session Moderator: Julie Hewitt US EPA NCEE 1:30 - 2:00 The Value of Visibility: A Comparison of Stated Preference Methods Presenter: John Halstead, University of New Hampshire 2:00 - 2:30 Title to be announced Presenter: Carol Mansfield, Research Triangle Institute 2:30 - 3:00 Progress Toward Comparing Willingness to Pay from Contingent Choice Studies Using Hypothetical and Real Money: Wetland Valuation Presenter: Stephen Swallow, University of Rhode Island 3:00 - 3:15 Break 3:15 - 3:45 Ask a Hypothetical Question: Get a Valuable Answer? Presenter: Joe Herriges, Iowa State University 3:45 - 4:05 Policy Discussant Presenter: Kelly Brown, US EPA NCEE 4:05 - 4:25 Discussant Presenter: Anna Alberini, University of Maryland 4:25 - 5:00 Discussion   Day 2   6. Registration and Coffee 8:30 - 9:00   7. Applications of Stated Preference Methods to Ecosystem Issues Session Moderator: Kelly Brown US EPA NCEE 9:00 - 9:30 Do Wetlands Kill Trees?: Misperceptions and Knowledge in Valuing Wetland Ecosystems Presenter: John Hoehn, Michigan State University 9:30 - 10:00 Strength of Preference Indicators Presenter: Jim Opaluch, University of Rhode Island 10:00 - 10:15 Discussant Presenter: Dan Hellerstein, USDA ERS 10:15 -10:30 Break   8. Applications of Stated Preference Methods to Health Issues Session Moderator: Kelly Brown US EPA NCEE 10:30 - 11:00 Evaluating Contingent Valuation of Environmental Health Risks: The Proportionality Test Presenter: James Hammitt, Harvard University 11:00 - 11:30 Age Health and the Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reductions: A Contingent Valuation Survey of Ontario Residents Presenter: Maureen Cropper, World Bank and University of Maryland 11:30 - 11:45 Discussant Presenter: Steve Crutchfield, USDA ERS 11:45 - 12:15 Discussion   9. Lunch 12:15 - 1:30   Panel Discussion: The NOAA Guidelines and the Seven Year Itch Panel Moderator: Matthew Clark US EPA NCER 1:30 - 1:45 Recap of the NOAA Guidelines Presenter: Nicole Owens, US EPA NCEE 1:45 - 3:45 Panel Presenter: Al McGartland, US EPA NCEE Presenter: Carol Jones, USDA ERA Presenter: David Chapman, NOAA Presenter: Kerry Smith, North Carolina State University Presenter: Maureen Cropper, World Bank and University of Maryland Presenter: Michael Hanemann, University of California, Berkeley Presenter: Paul DeCivita, Health Canada Presenter: Randall Lutter, American Enterprise Institute Presenter: Richard Carson, University of California, San Diego 3:45 - 4:00 Break 4:00 - 5:00 Discussion

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