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| Title: | The Transfer of Benefit Measures: The Applicability Conditions and the Results |
| Authors: | Stellin, Giuseppe
Candido, Alice |
| Keywords: | benefit measures
transfer
similarity conditions
validity tests
transfer error |
| Issue Date: | 2006-08 |
| Series/Report no.: | Proceedings of the 10th Joint Conference on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, August 27-30, 2006, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Abstract: | The benefit transfer refers to the use and adaptation of benefit measures obtained for a specific site (study site),
to assess the benefits in another site (policy site), for which no original valuation is possible. Relying on
relatively simplicity of application, and allowing saving time and money for the implementation, it represents a
‘second best’ solution and a valid alternative to the disregarding environmental economic values. The literature
broadly agrees in considering two main approaches to benefit transfer: the transfer of a value or of a benefit
function. The choice of the more suitable approach relies on the number of potential primary studies, the
similarity degree between the study and the policy sites, on the purposes of the assessment and on the accuracy
required. In this paper, the phases of conducting benefit transfer are outlined, highlighting the conditions for the
transfer process and its limitations. Finally, the possible transfer errors related to incorrect transfer are
reported and discussed. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/6627 |
| Institution/Association: | University of Minnesota>Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy>Conference Papers |
| Total Pages: | 14 |
| Collections: | Conference Papers
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