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Do entrance fees crowd out donations for public goods? Evidence from a protected area in Costa Rica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2014

Francisco Alpízar ,
Peter Martinsson  and
Anna Nordén
Francisco Alpízar
Affiliation:
Environment for Development (EfD) Center for Central America, CATIE, 7170 Turrialba, Costa Rica. Tel: (506) 2558-2215. Fax: (506) 2558-2625. E-mail: falpizar@catie.ac.cr
Peter Martinsson
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. E-mail: peter.martinsson@economics.gu.se
Anna Nordén
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, and Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden. E-mail: anna.norden@economics.gu.se
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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park. To explore this issue, we conducted a stated preference study focusing on visitors' preferences for donating money to raise funds for a protected area in Costa Rica given different entrance fee levels. The results reveal that there is incomplete crowding out of donations when establishing an entrance fee.

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Research Article
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Environment and Development Economics , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 2015 , pp. 311 - 326
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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