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Willingness To Pay For Public Goods: A Hedonic Demand Model For Neighborhood Safety, School And Environmental Quality

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  • Bhattarai, Gandhi Raj
  • Pandit, Ram
  • Hite, Diane

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A two-stage hedonic price and demand model was developed to estimate the willingness to pay for school quality, neighborhood safety and environmental quality in six Ohio metropolitan areas. Environmental quality and public safety were complements while school quality and house size were substitutes for them.

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  • Bhattarai, Gandhi Raj & Pandit, Ram & Hite, Diane, 2004. "Willingness To Pay For Public Goods: A Hedonic Demand Model For Neighborhood Safety, School And Environmental Quality," 2004 Annual Meeting, February 14-18, 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma 34628, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saeaft:34628
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.34628
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