For those who have followed our anticipatory posts, good news in the inbox this morning:
I am pleased to inform you that Oxford Journals has published your article [From Hopeless to Curious? Thoughts on Hausman's "Dubious to Hopeless" Critique of Contingent Valuation by Timothy C. Haab; Matthew G. Interis; Daniel R. Petrolia; John C. Whitehead] in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.
Hausman “selectively” reviewed the contingent valuation method (CVM) literature in 2012 and failed to find progress in the method during the 18 years since Diamond and Hausman argued that unquantified benefits and costs are preferred to those quantified by CVM. In this manuscript, we provide counter-arguments to Hausman's claims, not with the intent to convince the reader that the debate over CVM is settled in favor of the method, but rather to argue that the intellectual debate over CVM is ongoing, that dismissing CVM is unwarranted, and that plenty of work remains to be done for the truly curious researcher.
For those who want to read the full paper, click here. Once you click, be sure to download a full text version of the paper (either pdf or html)...OFTEN...one for each computer, iPad or iPhone you own. And I'm sure you need a copy for your office, your living room, your kitchen, your bathroom (probably the most appropriate place)...
We want to give Harry de Gorter and David Just a run for most downloaded AEPP article: 20,500 full text downloads to date.
And don't forget to cite our paper in every contingent valuation paper--oh what the hell--every paper you write. Just cut and paste this:
Haab, Timothy C., Matthew G. Interis, Daniel R. Petrolia, John C. Whitehead. "From Hopeless to Curious? Thoughts on Hausman's
"Dubious to Hopeless" Critique of Contingent Valuation."
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 2013. doi: 10.1093/aepp/ppt029.
And don't forget to put it on your class reading list. Just cut and paste this:
Haab, Timothy C., Matthew G. Interis, Daniel R. Petrolia, John C. Whitehead. "From Hopeless to Curious? Thoughts on Hausman's
"Dubious to Hopeless" Critique of Contingent Valuation."
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 2013. doi: 10.1093/aepp/ppt029.
And since the Nobel Committee set a precedent this year for giving the prize to economists with opposing views, if Hausman is to ever win the prize, I think it's only logical that we join him on stage.
Did I mention you can (and should) download a copy of the full paper by clicking here?
