Department of Agricultural Economics, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Caspian Sea sturgeons are a valuable economic resource, a rare species and unfortunately endangered.Materials and methods: In response to these factors, the present study assesses the preservation value of Caspian Sea sturgeon by applying two-stage Heckman models in order to analysis and compare individual willingness to pay. The sample size was calculated by a simple stochastic sampling method and then all the analyses were performed using information from 358 One-and-One-half-Bound Dichotomous questionnaires.Results and discussion: The results show that, although the two-step Hackman method can distinguish the factors affecting a willingness to pay and factors affecting the accepted level of cost. The average value of willingness to pay as based on Heckman‘s two-step approach is 15,311 Rials per month per household.Conclusion:The preservation of annual value use as based on Heckman's two-step approach is 336.8 Million Rials.
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Amirnejad, H., Shahpouri, A., & Mojaverian, S. (2016). Public preferences for the protection of endangered species (Case Study: sturgeon of the Caspian Sea). Environmental Sciences, 14(4), 121-134.
MLA
Hamid Amirnejad; Ahmadreza Shahpouri; SeyedMojtaba Mojaverian. "Public preferences for the protection of endangered species (Case Study: sturgeon of the Caspian Sea)", Environmental Sciences, 14, 4, 2016, 121-134.
HARVARD
Amirnejad, H., Shahpouri, A., Mojaverian, S. (2016). 'Public preferences for the protection of endangered species (Case Study: sturgeon of the Caspian Sea)', Environmental Sciences, 14(4), pp. 121-134.
VANCOUVER
Amirnejad, H., Shahpouri, A., Mojaverian, S. Public preferences for the protection of endangered species (Case Study: sturgeon of the Caspian Sea). Environmental Sciences, 2016; 14(4): 121-134.
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