Grappling with collecting data on household preferences in emerging economies: what role for discrete choice experiments?
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2019
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Cooper, B.
Scheufele, G.
Crase, L.
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Agricultural Science, 2019; 30/31(2/1):102-111
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In this paper we consider some of the benefits and pitfalls related to using discrete choice experiments to inform decisions about smallholder agriculture in developing countries. The paper draws on two cases - one related to the preferences of smallholder irrigators in south Asia and another concerned with payments for the provision of wildlife diversity by smallholders in Lao PDR. We explore some of the specific difficulties practitioners may experiences when applying these techniques in a developing country. We find that there is likely to be greater demand for the information that comes from state preference approaches but the challenges require attention. The complexities of data gathering need to be appreciated and the complications associated with offering participants choice, where historically alternatives were not an option, can prove problematic. Some of these challenges will diminish with enhanced technology and taking additional time to condition respondents could also be worthwhile.
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Copyright 2019 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research