Table A3

Poe Test Results for WTP Values Derived from the Extended RPL and LC Model

Water Quality scenarioPoe Testa
pReject Equality?
Implicit prices
 Poor → Moderate0.700No
 Poor → Good0.929No
 Poor → Very good0.992No
 Moderate → Good0.246No
 Moderate → Good0.606No
 Moderate → Very good0.846No
 Moderate → Very good0.880No
 Good → Very good0.466No
Compensating surplus
 Current → Good0.434No
 Current → Very good0.577No
  • Note: LC, latent class; RPL, random parameter logit; WTP, willingness to pay.

  • a Test of the emprirical distribution of the WTP values estimated for the second extended RPL and LC model (Poe, Giraud, and Loomis 2005).