Are Mobile Device Location Data a Substitute for Travel Cost Surveys?

Jude Bayham; Aaron J. Enriquez; Leslie Richardson

doi:10.3368/le.102.3.012626-0015

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Are Mobile Device Location Data a Substitute for Travel Cost Surveys?

Jude Bayham, Aaron J. Enriquez and Leslie Richardson

Land Economics, July 2026, 102 (3) 400-417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.3.012626-0015

Jude Bayham

Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins;

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For correspondence: jbayham{at}colostate.edu

Aaron J. Enriquez

Research Economist, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado;

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For correspondence: aenriquez{at}usgs.gov

Leslie Richardson

Economist, National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado;

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For correspondence: leslie_a_richardson{at}nps.gov

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