Table 1 Estimates of the Willingness-to-Pay-Neutral Scaling Factor
Expenditures on
Average Loss per User by ParkShare of IncomeCampingHikingMountainWildlife Viewing
Parsons et al. (2018) 2002$
Gear-expenditure share of income Southwestern parks0.00440.00300.00300.0100
     Arches1850.01363.1094.4812.3591.355
     Bryce1740.01353.0754.4332.3341.340
     Canyonlands1500.01313.0014.3262.2771.308
     Grand Canyon2270.01423.2394.6682.4581.411
     Mesa Verde1650.01333.0474.3922.3131.328
     Petrified Forest1410.01302.9734.2862.2561.296
     Zion1860.01363.1124.4862.3621.356
Household income74,05079,000
Haefele, Loomis, and Bilmas (2020) 2014$
Avoiding sale of in nature-based national parks1,1130.01774.0395.8223.0651.760
Avoiding sale of in water-based national parks9780.01553.5495.1162.6931.546
All national parks2,9670.047110.76815.5208.1714.692
Household income63,00079,000