Dr. Paul Isely Seidman College of Business Grand Valley State University & Carrie Hause Elaine Isely
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Commission West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission Area of Concern in Muskegon Lake $10 million ARRA funding Socioeconomic monitoring
Hedonic Analysis of Housing Values Travel Cost Study of Recreation Values Contingent Valuation study of Use and Non-Use Values
County assessor database House characteristics Sales information AWRI shoreline inventory
Houses <100m from Lake not UsedHouses > 800m from Lake not UsedHouses affected by Lake Michigan not Used
LnPrice as a function or: Floor area *** Basement area *** age *** age ** Bear Lake.497*** Garage space.0562*** Industrial-.068 Stone.0529* Bathrooms.0606*** Yearsold SUPPRESSED District2-.24*** District3-.26*** Occupancy2-.18*** Occupancy NEIGHBORHOODSSUPPRESSED Distance Lake *** Ln natratio.0297*** Ln hardratio-.0532*** _cons10.7*** N934 legend:* p<.1;** p<.05;*** p<.01
Mailed survey as part of a CV study A little more than 15% response rate
To restore just 1 acre of wetland habitat in Muskegon Lake, 1 in every 300 households in Michigan would need to contribute $A to this fund. If more households contribute, more habitat can be restored. Given your household income and expenses, would you be willing to make a one time, tax-deductible donation of $A? _____YES_____NO
Model 1 - $2.5 Million Model 2 - $9 Million Average $5.7 Million Re survey occurring this year to improve sample
Stated costs plus time cost Calculated costs using mileage and normal expenses plus time cost These were averaged together for the model estimations
Travel Cost Value in $ QuantityTrips
Coefficient on TRAVEL COST is Value of a single trip is 1/(-β TRAVEL COST ) Value of a single trip to Muskegon Lake is $27.77
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