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Valuing Time-Varying Attributes Using the Hedonic Model: When Is a Dynamic Approach Necessary?

Kelly Bishop; Alvin D. Murphy

Arizona State University

The Review of Economics and Statistics 2019

Abstract We build on the intuitive (static) modeling framework of Rosen (1974) and specify a simple, forward-looking model of location choice. We use this model, along with a series of graphs, to describe the potential biases associated with the static model and relate these biases to the time series of the amenity of interest. We then derive an adjustment factor that allows the potentially biased static estimates to be converted into forwardlooking estimates. Finally, we illustrate these concepts with two empirical applications: the marginal willingness to pay to avoid violent crime and the marginal willingness to pay to avoid air pollution.

DOI
10.1162/rest_a_00722
Volume
101 (1)
Pages
134-145
Language
en
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