naa a22 4500 528784633 20180924065517.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180924s2016 xx s 000 0 eng 10.3929/ethz-b-000122641 doi 10.1007/s40503-016-0037-y doi (ETHRESEARCH)oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/122641 Filippini Massimo Impact of environmental and social attitudes, and family concerns on willingness to pay for improved air quality: a contingent valuation application in Mexico City [Elektronische Daten] [Massimo Filippini, Adán L. Martínez-Cruz] Open access ethresearch By means of a single-bounded, referendum format contingent valuation, this paper estimates willingness to pay (WTP) for improved air quality among residents of Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). Findings from this paper illustrate heterogeneity in WTP associated with environmental and social attitudes, and family concerns. For instance, WTP is higher than average if respondents state a very high priority to air pollution but smaller than average if respondent's household contains more adults than the sample median. This contingent valuation exercise provides elements to carry out cost-benefit analysis of environmental policies both recently implemented and currently under discussion in the MCMA context. For instance, a cost-benefit analysis using estimates from this paper suggests benefits from improved air quality surpass the costs of investing in hybrid buses. Usefulness of this study is underscored by pointing out recent evidence suggesting that (1) air pollution in MCMA has larger health impacts than in similar cities located in developed countries, and (2) policies tackling air pollution in MCMA have had no impact on pollution levels. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ethresearch Air quality ethresearch Willingness to pay ethresearch Mexico City ethresearch Contingent valuation ethresearch Attitudes ethresearch Valuation of Environmental Effects ethresearch Air Pollution ethresearch Water Pollution ethresearch Noise ethresearch Hazardous Waste ethresearch Solid Waste ethresearch Recycling ethresearch Allocative Efficiency ethresearch Cost–Benefit Analysis ethresearch Martínez-Cruz Adán L. joint author Latin American Economic Review Heidelberg : Springer Open 25 (1), p. 7 2198-3526 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/122641 text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository (Open access) 1 Journal Article ethresearch ETHRESEARCH 856 40 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/122641 text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository (Open access) ETHRESEARCH 100 1- Filippini Massimo ETHRESEARCH 700 1- Martínez-Cruz Adán L. joint author ETHRESEARCH 773 0- Latin American Economic Review Heidelberg : Springer Open 25 (1), p. 7 2198-3526 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 ETHRESEARCH ETHRESEARCH ETHRESEARCH Journal Article Open access