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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Contingent Valuation<br />

For some outcomes, it is impossible to have a market value<br />

Ex: protecting endangered species<br />

Common solution: “contingent valuation” surveys<br />

How much would you be willing to pay to avoid extinction of whales?<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 7: <strong>Public</strong> Goods and Externalities 132 / 138

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