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Altruismus und die Bewertung öffentlicher Güter / Altruism and the Valuation of Public Goods: Ein Beitrag zur Kontroverse um die Kontingente Evaluierungsmethode / A contribution to the controversy surrounding the quotas evaluation method

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  • Ahlheim Michael

    (BTU Cottbus, Lehrstuhl für Umweltökonomie, Fakultät 4, Postfach 101344, D-03013 Cottbus)

  • Schneider Jürgen

    (BTU Cottbus, Lehrstuhl für Umweltökonomie, Fakultät 4, Postfach 101344, D-03013 Cottbus)

Abstract

It has recently been argued that including altruistic components in cost-benefit analysis creates “double counting” and that, therefore, using contingent valuation leads to wrong results whenever altruistic preferences exist. This article examines the validity of this argument of several kinds of altruism. It is shown that only for very special cases of altruism problems can arise with respect to contingent valuation studies.

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  • Ahlheim Michael & Schneider Jürgen, 1996. "Altruismus und die Bewertung öffentlicher Güter / Altruism and the Valuation of Public Goods: Ein Beitrag zur Kontroverse um die Kontingente Evaluierungsmethode / A contribution to the controversy sur," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 215(5), pages 598-611.
    • Handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:215:y:1996:i:5:p:598-611:n:1008
    DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-1996-0508
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