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

Nordén, Anna
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Anna Nordén

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Abstract: Because the effectiveness of payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs depends on landowners’ engagement, understanding the relationship between the type of payment and participation is a key issue. This paper reports on a choice experiment that quantifies landowners’ 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 in-kind payment. In addition, we investigate the mix of payment types and heterogeneity in preferences, which can help policymakers design strategies to increase participation.

Keywords: payment for ecosystem services; cash payments; in-kind payments; stated preferences; land owners (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q28 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-05-16
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