How Has the COVID‐19 Pandemic Affected Outdoor Recreation in the U.S.? A Revealed Preference Approach. Issue 1 (4th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Landry, Craig E.; Bergstrom, John; Salazar, John; Turner, Dylan
• Is Part Of: Applied economic perspectives and policy. Volume 43:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 443
• Page End: 457
• Publication Date: 2020-12-04
• Subjects: COVID‐19 pandemic -- Outdoor recreation -- Revealed preference -- Visitation behavior -- Welfare effects; Q26 -- Q51 -- I31; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Agriculture and state -- Periodicals; 338.105
• DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-5790

Abstract

Abstract: This study examines the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on outdoor recreation trips and values using revealed preference data in the context of travel cost method. Demand models are estimated using data on pre‐ and postpandemic trips reported in a nationwide survey of recreation participants. The models incorporate related subjective risk perceptions as postpandemic measures of site quality and account for household‐level factors, pre‐existing conditions, and risk tolerance. Our results suggest that the pandemic had negative effects on recreation visits and values, with risk‐tolerant households and households with pre‐existing conditions taking more trips.