Appendix B. Theoretical basis for measuring social costs
In order to analyze cases where a change in environmental quality (q) affects individual preference and demand, a basic individual utility maximization problem is considered i.e., maximizing a strictly concave utility function subject to the compact (closed and bounded) budget set (Freeman 2003):
Maximize┬(x_j )〖u(x,q)〗 subject to y = ∑_(j=1)^n▒p_j x_j (B-1)
where u is individual’s utility, x is a vector of private goods quantities x = (x_1, x_2, …, x_n), and q is the level of environmental quality, which is a scalar fixed exogenously. The variable y is income, and p is the price vector of private goods p = (p, p_2, …, p_n). This yields a set of ordinary demand functions, x_j = x_j (p, q, y) for j=1 to n. Inserting the ordinary demand functions into the utility function provides an indirect utility function, v (p, q, y) ≡ v [x_j (p, q, y), q].
Suppose changes in environmental quality (q^0 to 〖 q〗^1) and utility u^0≡v (p,q^0,y) to 〖 u〗^1≡ v (p,〖 q〗^1,y). If this change is an improvement in environmental quality, 〖 u〗^1> u^0. If this change is an decrease in environmental quality, 〖 u〗^1< u^0. The compensation surplus and equivalent surplus (CS and ES) measures of changes in environmental quality are defined by (Hanemann 1991):
v (p,〖 q〗^1,y-CS) = v (p, q^0, y) (B-2a)
v (p,〖 q〗^1,y) = v (p, q^0, y + ES) (B-2b)
In case of an improvement in environmental quality (CS > 0 and ES > 0), CS measures individual’s willingness to pay (WTP) to secure the gain by keeping the gainer...
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