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Overview

William H. Desvousges is affiliated with the Research Triangle Park Foundation in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, economics, econometrics, finance, and health professions, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to their academic work.

The main fields of study that Desvousges has contributed to include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Health Professions

Within these domains, their subfields of study further define the scope of their research interests:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Applied Psychology

Desvousges's work addresses various topics, including:

  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception

One of the recent papers authored by Desvousges is titled "Reply to Whitehead", published in 2020 in the journal Ecological Economics. This publication exemplifies their engagement in ecological and environmental economic research.

Collaborations form part of Desvousges's research trajectory. Frequent co-authors include:

  • V. Kerry Smith (multiple collaborations)
  • Frank R. Johnson
  • Ann Fisher
  • Donald H. Taylor

Desvousges's contributions have appeared predominantly in Ecological Economics, indicating a focused presence in that publication venue.

Best Publications

  • Measuring Natural Resource Damages with Contingent Valuation: Tests of Validity and Reliability

    William H. Desvousges;F. Reed Johnson;Richard W. Dunford;Sara P. Hudson

  • Measuring Water Quality Benefits

    Wesley D. Seitz;V. Kerry Smith;William H. Desvousges

  • An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Value of Risk Changes

    V. Kerry Smith;William H. Desvousges

  • Benefit transfer: Conceptual problems in estimating water quality benefits using existing studies

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  • Valuing public goods: discrete versus continuous contingent-valuation responses.

    K. J. Boyle;F. R. Johnson;D. W. McCollum;W. H. Desvousges

  • An Investigation of Part-Whole Biases in Contingent-Valuation Studies

    Kevin J. Boyle;William H. Desvousges;F.Reed Johnson;Richard W. Dunford

  • Estimating Stated Preferences with Rated-Pair Data: Environmental, Health, and Employment Effects of Energy Programs

    F.Reed Johnson;William H Desvousges

  • Option price estimates for water quality improvements: A contingent valuation study for the monongahela river

    William H Desvousges;V.Kerry Smith;Ann Fisher

  • The use of habitat equivalency analysis in natural resource damage assessments

    Richard W. Dunford;Thomas C. Ginn;William H. Desvousges

  • Willingness to pay for improved respiratory and cardiovascular health: a multiple-format stated-preference approach

    F. Reed Johnson;Melissa Ruby Banzhaf;William H. Desvousges

  • The opportunity cost of travel time in recreation demand models.

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  • A Comparison of Direct and Indirect Methods for Estimating Environmental Benefits

    V. Kerry Smith;William H. Desvousges;Ann Fisher

  • Environmental Policy Analysis With Limited Information: Principles and Applications of the Transfer Method

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  • Do Smokers Respond to Health Shocks

    V. Kerry Smith;Donald H. Taylor;Frank A. Sloan;F. Reed Johnson

  • The value of avoiding a LULU: hazardous waste disposal sites.

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  • Can public information programs affect risk perceptions

    V. Kerry Smith;William H. Desvousges;F. Reed Johnson;Ann Fisher

  • Measuring Nonuse Damages Using Contingent Valuation: An Experimental Evaluation of Accuracy

    William Desvousges;F. Reed Johnson;Richard Dunford;Kevin Boyle

  • Generalized travel cost model and water-quality benefits: a reconsideration

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  • Adequate responsiveness to scope in contingent valuation

    William Desvousges;Kristy Mathews;Kenneth Train

  • Valuation of Multiple Environmental Programs

    John W. Payne;David A. Schkade;William H. Desvousges;Chris Aultman

  • Focus Groups and Risk Communication: The “Science” of Listening to Data

    William H. Desvousges;V. Kerry Smith

  • Do risk information programs promote mitigating behavior

    V. Kerry Smith;William H. Desvousges;John W. Payne

  • Averting behavior: Does it exist?

    V. Kerry Smith;William H. Desvousges

  • Eliciting stated health preferences: an application to willingness to pay for longevity

    F Johnson;William Desvousges;Melissa Ruby;D Stieb

  • environmental policy analysis with limited information

    William H. Desvousges;F. R. Johnson;Spencer Banzhaf

Frequent Co-Authors

F. Reed Johnson
F. Reed Johnson Duke University
V. Kerry Smith
V. Kerry Smith Arizona State University
Kenneth Train
Kenneth Train University of California, Berkeley
Howard Kunreuther
Howard Kunreuther University of Pennsylvania
Kevin J. Boyle
Kevin J. Boyle Virginia Tech
Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic University of Oregon
John W. Payne
John W. Payne Duke University
David A. Schkade
David A. Schkade University of California, San Diego
Frank A. Sloan
Frank A. Sloan Duke University

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