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Environmental valuation of waste recycling: The case of Quilmes, Argentina

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  • Mariana Saidón

    (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad (CEDES). Dirección postal: Avenida Corrientes, 3740, 13A, CABA, Código Postal 1194, Buenos Aires-Argentina.)

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This paper analyzes what factors significantly affect the environmental valuation in the field of solid waste management in the district of Quilmes (Argentina). In order to identify the factors affecting such a valuation, a probit and an ordered probit econometric models were used. The procedure was implemented using the contingent valuation technique and the time-effort was proposed as a standard to evaluate individual preferences. The main findings show that the level of formal education and the confidence in an appropriate government policy for waste management significantly affect population willingness to cooperate. It was also found that gender differences are significant in terms of the magnitude of the effort that the population of Quilmes would be willing to make.

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  • Mariana Saidón, 2012. "Environmental valuation of waste recycling: The case of Quilmes, Argentina," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 37(34), pages 33-53, july-dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:37:y:2012:i:34:p:33-53
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    Keywords

    Valuation; ordered probit; environment; waste.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
    • C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions

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