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Willingness to Pay among Swedish Households to Avoid Power Outages: A Random Parameter Tobit Model Approach

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Fredrik Carlsson
Peter Martinsson

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Using a contingent valuation survey, we elicit Swedish householdsÕ willingness to pay (WTP) to avoid power outages. In the study respondents are asked to state their WTP for avoiding nine different types of outages. We therefore apply a random parameter Tobit model since there is cross-sectional heterogeneity and a proportion of zero responses. Based on the estimations, we find that the WTP depends positively on the duration of the outages, and that WTP is significantly higher for unplanned outages. The overall variation in the WTP due to observed heterogeneity in housing and socio-economic variables is small compared to the pure effects of power outages. Policy implications of those findings are discussed.

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Article provided by International Association for Energy Economics in its journal The Energy Journal.

Volume (Year): 28 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 75-90
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  1. Carlsson, Fredrik & Martinsson, Peter & Akay, Alpaslan, 2009. "The Effect of Power Outages and Cheap Talk on Willingness to Pay to Reduce Outages," IZA Discussion Papers 4307, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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