Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay

The costs of living with wildlife are assessed using Namibian subsistence farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for deterrents to attacks on crops and livestock. A utility-theoretic approach jointly estimates household WTP for deterrent programs in two 'currencies': maize and cash. This h...

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Main Authors:	Sutton, William R., Larson, Douglas M., Jarvis, Lovell S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Valuation of Environmental Effects Q510
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4971

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spelling	okr-10986-49712021-04-23T14:02:20Z Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay Sutton, William R. Larson, Douglas M. Jarvis, Lovell S. Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Valuation of Environmental Effects Q510 The costs of living with wildlife are assessed using Namibian subsistence farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for deterrents to attacks on crops and livestock. A utility-theoretic approach jointly estimates household WTP for deterrent programs in two 'currencies': maize and cash. This has a double payoff. Use of a non-cash staple increases respondent comprehension and provides more information about preferences, improving the accuracy of results. The household shadow value of maize is also identified. Significant costs from living with elephants and other types of wildlife are demonstrated. Compensation for farmers may be warranted on equity and efficiency grounds. Uncontrolled domestic cattle generate even higher costs to farmers than wildlife, highlighting the need to clarify property rights among these farmers. 2012-03-30T07:30:38Z 2012-03-30T07:30:38Z 2008 Journal Article Environment and Development Economics 1355770X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4971 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	The costs of living with wildlife are assessed using Namibian subsistence farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for deterrents to attacks on crops and livestock. A utility-theoretic approach jointly estimates household WTP for deterrent programs in two 'currencies': maize and cash. This has a double payoff. Use of a non-cash staple increases respondent comprehension and provides more information about preferences, improving the accuracy of results. The household shadow value of maize is also identified. Significant costs from living with elephants and other types of wildlife are demonstrated. Compensation for farmers may be warranted on equity and efficiency grounds. Uncontrolled domestic cattle generate even higher costs to farmers than wildlife, highlighting the need to clarify property rights among these farmers.
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author	Sutton, William R. Larson, Douglas M. Jarvis, Lovell S.
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title	Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay
title_short	Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay
title_full	Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay
title_fullStr	Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay
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Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay

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