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Combining discrete and continuous representations of preference heterogeneity: a latent class approach

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Angel Bujosa Bestard () (Centre de Recerca Econòmica (UIB · Sa Nostra))
Antoni Riera Font () (Centre de Recerca Econòmica (UIB · Sa Nostra))
Robert L. Hicks () (The College of William and Mary)

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This paper investigates heterogeneity in preferences for forest recreators in Mallorca, Spain. We develop a latent class approach combining discrete and continuous representations of tastes and compare it with the conventional latent class and random parameter logit approaches. We investigate the performance of the discrete-continuous model by comparing welfare estimates and predictive accuracy. The discrete-continuous model outperforms latent class and mixed logit approaches when comparing goodness-of-fit and in- sample site-choice forecasts. We find that the discrete-continuous model for preference heterogeneity reveals variation among individuals' preferences and WTP, and for some policy changes our results reveal striking differences in means and distributions of WTP.

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Paper provided by Centre de Recerca Econòmica (UIB ·"Sa Nostra") in its series CRE Working Papers (Documents de treball del CRE) with number 2009/2.

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Keywords: Travel Cost Method; latent class model; random parameter model; recreation demand; forests;

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