European Regional Science Association
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The abstract for paper number 114:
Jouni Kaipainen, Chydenius Institute, University of Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Finland
The economic value of Finnish Countryside
The overall objective of the study is to find out Finnish citizens' willingness to pay for rural attributes. The valuation techniques used in this study are contingent valuation and choice experiments. These methods belong to a group of stated preference techniques which are used to find the economic value of rural goods and services (rural amenities) that are not reflected in actual markets.
It is assumed that things like landscape, recreation and wildlife are important features of rural areas. It is hoped that this study can demonstrate a willingness to pay amongst Finnish citizens to for policies that support rural communities.
The questionnaires designed for this study consist of following sections: a) attitudes, opinions, knowledge and use; b) valuation scenario; c) debriefing and follow-up questions; and d) sosio-economic characteristics.
Unfortunately full paper has not been submitted.