Essays about: "Non-market valuation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Non-market valuation.

  1. 6. Case study of Airbnb listings in Berlin : Hedonic pricing approach to measuring demand for tourist accommodation characteristics

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Libuse Haubeltova; [2018]
    Keywords : Sharing economy accommodation; Airbnb; hedonic pricing; machine learning; linear regression; ordinary least squares method OLS ; Berlin.;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this degree project is to reveal the Airbnb customer’s preferences and quantify the impact of non-market factors on the market price of tourist accommodation in Berlin, Germany. The data retrieved from Airbnb listings, publicly available on Inside Airbnb (2017), was supplemented on indicator of sharing economy accommodation using machine learning method in order to distinguish between amateur and business-running professional hosts. READ MORE

  3. 7. Recreational demand for the Swedish Mountains: A case from Storulvån and Helags during winter : An Environmental Valuation using the Travel Cost model

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Amanda Tomasdotter; [2017]
    Keywords : zonal travel cost model; non-market valuation; environmental good; mountain area;

    Abstract : This study was conducted during the winter months in the mountains. The main objective was to estimate visitors’ values for two recreational mountain areas in Sweden, Storulvån and Helags, using the travel cost method. From the estimated values, a recreational demand and a consumer surplus has been estimated. READ MORE

  4. 8. Valuation of Forest Non-Market Values : An empirical study in Northern Sweden

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Daniel Otterbeck; Fredrik Lundstedt; [2017]
    Keywords : Forestry rotation period; Environmental valuation; Forest conservation; Rotationsperiod; miljövärdering;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate the Willingness to Pay (WTP) of conserving a ten hectares forest area in Rutvik, amongst the population of Luleå municipality. Furthermore, the study investigated the factors influencing the WTP and its impact on a Faustmann-Hartman rotation period. READ MORE

  5. 9. A Consumer Surplus Estimate of Peace & Love festival in Borlänge : A Travel Cost Approach

    University essay from Nationalekonomi

    Author : Janis Gailis; [2014]
    Keywords : Peace Love festival; Revealed preference methods; Non-market valuation; Travel cost method; Consumer surplus;

    Abstract : This thesis uses zonal travel cost method (ZTCM) to estimate consumer surplus of Peace & Love festival in Borlänge, Sweden. The study defines counties as zones of origin of the visitors. Visiting rates from each zone are estimated based on survey data. READ MORE

  6. 10. Non-market valuation of beach recreation using the travel cost method (TCM)in the context of the developing world : an application to visitors of the Ngoe beach Kribi, Cameroon

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Paul Nde Timah; [2011]
    Keywords : Non-market valuation; travel cost; consumer surplus; recreational value;

    Abstract : This thesis focused on using the travel cost method (as a non-market valuation technique) to value beach recreation in a developing country (Cameroon) where little or no previous works of this kind have been conducted before. The Ngoé beach was used as a case study based on the fact that a reasonable number of visitors and tourists visit the beach and also because Kribi is a popular resort town in Cameroon. READ MORE