Social Desirability and Environmental Valuation

Socially desirable responding (SDR) is an often-reported source of bias in survey interviews. It describes the tendency of a respondent to answer in a way that is socially desirable rather than to answer truthfully. This response bias also threatens the reliability and validity of survey-based envir...

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Main Author: Börger, Tobias
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description Socially desirable responding (SDR) is an often-reported source of bias in survey interviews. It describes the tendency of a respondent to answer in a way that is socially desirable rather than to answer truthfully. This response bias also threatens the reliability and validity of survey-based environmental valuation techniques such as the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Therefore, the study deals with the assessment of the conditions for the occurrence of SDR in CVM interviews. A behavioral model is devised to take into account a set of factors triggering SDR responses. The impact of these factors of SDR on willingness to pay (WTP) responses is tested. The results reveal that the relevant factors do not affect WTP statements simultaneously but rather influence them in an independent manner. These findings can improve future CVM studies by identifying respondents who are prone to be influenced by SDR.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-308282025-01-18T16:28:52Z Social Desirability and Environmental Valuation Börger, Tobias Biodiversity preservation Börger China Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) Desirability Environmental Response bias Social Survey methodology Valuation Welfare measurement Yunnan thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCK Behavioural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics Socially desirable responding (SDR) is an often-reported source of bias in survey interviews. It describes the tendency of a respondent to answer in a way that is socially desirable rather than to answer truthfully. This response bias also threatens the reliability and validity of survey-based environmental valuation techniques such as the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Therefore, the study deals with the assessment of the conditions for the occurrence of SDR in CVM interviews. A behavioral model is devised to take into account a set of factors triggering SDR responses. The impact of these factors of SDR on willingness to pay (WTP) responses is tested. The results reveal that the relevant factors do not affect WTP statements simultaneously but rather influence them in an independent manner. These findings can improve future CVM studies by identifying respondents who are prone to be influenced by SDR. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2019-01-10 03:00:32 2020-04-01T11:48:51Z 2012-07-24 book 1002699 OCN: 818875318 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27313 9783653015836 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/30828 eng Hohenheimer volkswirtschaftliche Schriften open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27313/1/1002699.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27313/1/1002699.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27313/1/1002699.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27313/1/1002699.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27313/1/1002699.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/978-3-653-01583-6 10.3726/978-3-653-01583-6 44a712f0-ee17-4c08-a667-46effed595e7 9783653015836 265 Bern open access
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Börger
China
Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)
Desirability
Environmental
Response bias
Social
Survey methodology
Valuation
Welfare measurement
Yunnan
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCK Behavioural economics
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
Börger, Tobias
Social Desirability and Environmental Valuation
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topic Biodiversity preservation
Börger
China
Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)
Desirability
Environmental
Response bias
Social
Survey methodology
Valuation
Welfare measurement
Yunnan
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCK Behavioural economics
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
topic_facet Biodiversity preservation
Börger
China
Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)
Desirability
Environmental
Response bias
Social
Survey methodology
Valuation
Welfare measurement
Yunnan
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCK Behavioural economics
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
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