Experimental Environmental Education With Handover of a Questionnaire for the Economic Assessment of Industrial Pollution

Abstract: This method is based on the collection of information from individuals or households in the impact area of the project under investigation, in order to determine the maximum willingness to contribute in order to avoid or repair an environmental damage (Willingness To Pay: WTP) or the maximum willingness for financial compensation in case of a new environmental burden (Willingness To Accept: WTA). This method directly assesses the economic value of an environmental asset depending on the expressed preferences of the respondents and for this reason it is also referred to as the Dependent Assessment Method. The aim of the present study is for students to try to extort from respondents the amount they are willing to pay in order to suffer industrial pollution

Key words: experimental economics, hypothetical assessment method, environmental education, questionnaire