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Incidental and Joint Consumption in Recreation Demand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

George R. Parsons  and
Aaron J. Wilson
George R. Parsons
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Delaware
Aaron J. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Delaware
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Abstract

A theory for analyzing incidental consumption in a single site recreation demand model is presented. We show that incidental consumption on a recreation trip, such as a visit to see friends or a visit to a second recreation site, can be treated as a complementary good and analyzed using conventional theory. We also show that the analysis applies whether the side trips are incidental or joint. In a simple application we find that failing to account for incidental consumption appears to create little bias in valuing recreation sites.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , April 1997 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © 1997 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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