Denna uppsats undersöker om studenters betalningsvilja för en vägtrafikbullerreduktion från 40 dBA till 30 dBA skiljer sig från övriga samhällets betalningsvilja för samma reduktion. Övriga samhällets betalningsvilja för vägtrafikbuller är framräknat av Trafikverket i den årliga ASEK-rapporten. Bakgrunden till denna uppsats är det förslag om en ny bullerlagstiftning som regeringen har lagt fram, vilken gör skillnad mellan studentlägenheter och andra lägenheter vad gäller tillåten vägtrafikbullernivå. Om studenters betalningsvilja för vägtrafikbuller skiljer sig från övriga samhällets kan det, utifrån den aspekten, finnas belägg för en särlagstiftning för studentbostäder. Denna uppsats använder en annan metod än Trafikverket för att få fram respondenternas betalningsvilja. Vår undersökning använder metoden Contingent Valuation (CV) och Trafikverkets beräkningar är baserade på metoden Hedonisk Priser (HP). Det finns problem med båda metoderna och dessa problem finns i viss utsträckning i både vår undersökning och den studie Trafikverkets värden är baserade på. Trafikverkets beräkningar visar att individer värderar en bullerreduktion från 40 till 30 dBA till 245,5 kr/månad och person. Vår undersökning visar att studenter värderar samma bullerreduktion till 583,5/månad och person. Vi drar därför slutsatsen att utifrån vår studie och Trafikverkets bullervärdering verkar studenter ha en högre betalningsvilja för trafikbuller än övriga samhällets, och att det därmed inte finns belägg för en särlagstiftning för studentbostäder utifrån den aspekten.

The Alfred Bog wetland is the largest high quality bog ecosystem and one of the most important natural areas in southern Ontario. The 4,200 hectare bog provides habitat to a large number of rare and endangered species and plays an integral role as a natural water filter. This study used the contingent valuation survey method to estimate respondents' willingness to pay for the preservation of the Alfred Bog wetland, which is threatened by the competing activities of drainage, burning, and the extraction of peat. A multiple bounded discrete choice model was used to analyze the survey results. Results indicated that respondents were willing to pay an average of $79.22, in the form of a one-time voluntary contribution to a hypothetical preservation fund, for the preservation of the Alfred Bog wetland. Conservation club membership, visits to the bog, donations to wetland preservation programs, attitudes, distance from the bog, household income, and education level were found to be important predictors of willingness to pay. Aggregate willingness to pay to preserve the bog was estimated to be between $2.2 million to $663,000 depending upon the inclusion or exclusion of protest bids. The survey results suggested that most of this value was nonuse value attributed to option, bequest, and altruistic values. Thus, the failure of policy makers and resource managers to consider nonuse values in decision making processes can understate the value of preserving the Alfred Bog.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-90).

Thesis (B.Sc. (Honours) in Economics)--Singapore Management University, 2005. / Senior thesis in part fulfillment for the BSc (Honours) in Economics degree presented to the School of Economics and Social Sciences, Singapore Management University 2004-2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 173 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-154).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xv, 180 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-121).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, December 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155).

There is a growing consensus that agricultural and rural lands contribute more than just commodity outputs; they also contribute non-market or non-commodity outputs as well. These non-market attributes of agriculture are well documented; ecosystem services, rural heritage, rural economic validity, and domestic food security to name a few. Increasingly, countries want to compensate producers of agricultural commodities for providing these non-market externalities as well. Policy decision makers in the United States need adequate information about the attitudinal, demographic, and economic preferences of the public for financially supporting these non-market commodities. Our research, using the contingent valuation research method, found that select attitudinal and demographic variables were significant in the public's decision to support a willingness to pay question regarding the compensation for the provision of such non-market goods. In addition, mean household willingness to pay for the non-market provisions from agricultural and rural lands was calculated for the U.S.

The purpose of this study was to determine if a variable, non-contingent reinforcement, could account for a significant amount of the effect of psychotherapy. A sample of ninety subjects was drawn from basic psychology classes and randomly assigned to six groups in a variation of the Soloman 4-group design. The treatment groups were connected to sham GSR equipment and told that when a light flashed the y had made an anxiety reducing statement and were becoming more mentally healthy. The subjects were given three by five cards upon which were typed positive-negative adjective pairs and told to use the cards as cues to talk about themselves. The subjects were placed on a variable interval schedule with a mean of 10 seconds. No significant difference was found for the treatment.