A global meta-analysis of groundwater quality valuation studies. (3rd December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brouwer, Roy; Neverre, Noémie
• Is Part Of: European review of agricultural economics. Volume 47:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 893
• Page End: 932
• Publication Date: 2018-12-03
• Subjects: groundwater -- meta-analysis -- non-market valuation; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Europe -- Periodicals; 338.109405
• DOI: 10.1093/erae/jby043
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-1587

Abstract

Abstract: A global meta-analysis consisting of almost three decades of groundwater quality valuation studies is presented. New in this study is the focus on the uncertainties surrounding different groundwater quality levels and the control included for groundwater contaminants originating from agriculture and other sources. Separate meta-regression models are estimated for the USA, Europe and the World, detecting sensitivity to scope and reference dependence. Public willingness to pay appears more sensitive to uncertainty in the baseline scenario than in the policy scenario. The high explanatory power of the estimated meta-regression models and low prediction errors provide confidence in their usefulness for reliable benefits transfer.