maizeWTP: Dataset 'maizeWTP'

In umor/ContingentValuation: Analyse Data from Contingent Valuation Method Surveys

Description

151 Observations from double bounded contingent survey about WTP for 2kg packages of maize meal in 2009 in Machakos, Kenya.

Usage

data(maizeWTP)

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

yuBid1

A numeric variable giving the first bid for a 2kg package of yellow unfortified maize offered to the respondent (in Kenyan Shillings).

yuBid2

A numeric variable giving the second bid for a 2kg package of yellow unfortified maize offered to the respondent (in Kenyan Shillings).

yuYes1

A numeric variable which is 1 of the respondent said 'yes' to the first bid for a 2k package of yellow unfortified maize and 0 if the reply was 'no'.

yuYes2

A numeric variable which is 1 of the respondent said 'yes' to the second bid for a 2k package of yellow unfortified maize and 0 if the reply was 'no'.

gender

A factor with the levels 'female' and 'male' giving the gender of the respondent.

age

A numeric variable giving the age of the respondent

experimenter

A factor with six levels depending which experimenter conducted the survey

Source

Previously unblished data which have been collected along with data used in Morawetz, DeGroote and Kimenju (2011).

References

Morawetz, U.B., DeGroote, H. and Kimenju, S.C. (2011) Improving the Use of Experimental Auctions in Africa: Theory and Evidence, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 36(2):263-279.

Kimenju, S.C, Morawetz, U.B. and DeGroote, H.(2005) Comparing Contingent Valuation Method, Choice Experiments and Experimental Auctions in soliciting Consumer preference for maize in Western Kenya: Preliminary results. African Econometric Society: 10th Annual Conference on Econometric Modeling in Africa, 6-8 July 2005, Nairobi, Kenya

Examples

   data(maizeWTP)
   summary(maizeWTP)

umor/ContingentValuation documentation built on Nov. 5, 2019, 2:16 p.m.