Testing for non-response and sample selection bias in contingent valuation
Economics LettersPublished 1 January 1993
John C. Whitehead, Peter A. Groothuis, Glenn C. Blomquist
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We use a combination phone/mail survey to test for possible sample biases in contingent valuation. We find no sample selection bias but do find non-response bias. We show how failure to correct for non-response bias distorts aggregate benefit estimates.
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